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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: I remind members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely or left in flight mode for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. From Coillte I welcome Mr. Fergal Leamy, Mr. Gerry Britchfield and Mr. Gerard Murphy. I thank them for coming before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: I have heard many concerns about the partnerships. I understand there are a number of different types within the 700 partnerships. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: People have told me that Coillte is not honouring its financial commitments in that regard in some partnerships. A payment is to be made from year 20 and there are people who have been waiting a period of time for that payment who are now surviving on nothing because they received a premium up to year 20. Perhaps it is year 22 or 23 now and they have not received any money from Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: My understanding is there are a number of partners around the country with this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: There also seem to be a lot of issues around who pays the insurance. Is it split 50-50? There are issues about who decides when the crop is to be harvested, who controls the cost of the forest management inspections, the harvesting rates, haulage costs and things like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: In consultation with the partner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: Are they told this or are they aware of the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: Have all questions been answered on that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: Several partners are in financial difficulty and their expectation is that upon sale, they would be in a better place. However, because of their contracts, they are tied into Coillte having the first offer but their land might be worth more and they are caught between a rock and a hard place

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: Will the witnesses address Senator Daly's questions on the science and Storm Ophelia?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: No, I will let the Deputy back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: How is the marketing figure arrived at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: So, the farmer who signed a contract 15 years ago will not be aware of the marketing fee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: I ask the witnesses to prepare a detailed note on the issues which we will discuss with them at a meeting early in the new year. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: We will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: I am sorry to cut across Senator Mulherin but we have agreed to park the discussion on partnerships.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Leamy and his colleagues for coming before us today. This is our final meeting before Christmas. I wish everybody a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year. I look forward to seeing them all back in the committee on 16 January.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: 62. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the applications to the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2017; the amount of funding disbursed; the number of projects and initiatives supported through the fund in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: 1057. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [1587/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in the outpatient's department at Waterford University Hospital. [1588/18]