Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte

5:20 pm

Mr. Gerry Britchfield:

The answer to the question is "Yes." We are aware of and are co-operating with an investigation being carried out by the Department. The part that I would dispute is that the investigation is into an allegation of fraud. There is an investigation going on about certain allegations on the way timber has been measured. We are co-operating fully and all of the necessary information sought by the Department has been provided, and not for the first time, as part of the investigation. Therefore, it is the gift of the Department to conclude its investigation.