Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I am conscious of time but I have two more questions. What is the purpose of purchasing existing forest if Coillte’s aim and primary concern is developing new forest? Is there likely to be a conflict in terms of meeting biodiversity aspects of the forestry programme and the need for those like Gresham House to deliver on demands from their investors?