Mr. Gerry Egan:

No. A review process was initiated. A number of things happened in the meantime. For example, the Government decided to undertake a review of State assets and liabilities, which work was undertaken by Mr. Colm McCarthy. The Government subsequently decided to sell the harvesting rights of Coillte, which decision has since been reversed. The most significant thing that happened was the change of Government in the meantime. As things stand, to my knowledge, the review of Coillte initiated in 2010 has not been officially concluded.

On the sale of land and so on, Coillte forests are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, as being managed responsibly in accordance with the international principles and criteria operated by it. One of the requirements on Coillte is that if it sells a piece of land, it must ensure it is "excised from the State". In other words, it must be identified as no longer belonging to Coillte. Our website includes a full list of properties and so on excised on a calendar year basis. The information in relation to such properties and so on is in the public domain.

In regard to transactions with a third party, members will appreciate that Coillte does not disclose the details of these transactions. The reason we do not publish the details of the price achieved for particular pieces of property when sold is because the other party has the right to have his or her privacy respected. On the wider environmental issues-----