Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte Annual Report 2018: Discussion

Ms Bernie Gray:

No, it will not increase this year. This year has been more challenging year for Coillte and 2020 will be more challenging again, and Ms Hurley will comment further on that. We would prefer to think of our dividend not just in financial terms but also in social terms. Our contribution to Ireland is both financial and non-financial, which is part of the rationale for setting up Coillte Nature, but, equally, we have a responsibility to make transparent to Ireland what we are doing on a non-financial basis as well. I will pass to Ms Hurley in regard to the other questions.