Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First, I want to correct the record. I visited Killykeen holiday village in 1998. I am far too young to have had a family wanting to book in to Killykeen in 1988.

Second, I agree with what has been said. Coillte has almost 500,000 hectares of land. It is open for forest policy and it has great potential, so we need to engage on that. I am encouraged by the direction Coillte is taking. It is certainly true to say that it lost direction, both in its forest management and its recreation role, for various reasons. The initiative at Killykeen holiday village was initially-----

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