Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a commitment to afforestation in the programme for Government and the Government has supported afforestation. There is currently a critical situation where there are 700 farmers around the country who have contracts or partnerships with Coillte and are being treated abysmally by a semi-State company. They are not being paid. There is no communication. It is a scandalous situation. We need the Government to intervene. I know it is a semi-State company and that it is at arm's length, but the way it is treating citizens is shameful.

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