Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Coillte is a semi-State body. What role has the Government then? Does the State have any involvement with Coillte if it can go out and do something like this without discussing it with the Department? The State was always involved with Coillte going back years. What is the Government's role now then? Has it any role to play in this? Did the investors ask the Department if they would be entitled to draw down all the premiums, or what premiums they would get, before they concluded this deal?