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Other Questions: EU Regulations (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the commitment to the development of Irish forestry but we are a long way from where we should be. Afforestation levels are the lowest in Europe. We are importing €500 million worth of timber that we should not have to import. That makes us vulnerable to illegally logged timber, which is bad for our economy, for the developing world and for climate change. I hope the...

Hundredth Anniversary of 1913 Lock-out: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Deputy Higgins for bringing this motion into the Dáil. It is hugely important, 100 years after the great 1913 Lock-out, that we remember that event and consider how far have we achieved the demands that Connolly and Larkin and the working class of Dublin set out to achieve in 1913. We should consider some of the issues they were facing because the Government, particularly the...

Hundredth Anniversary of 1913 Lock-out: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Adam Smith died even before then.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in relation to the planned sale of State assets including the harvesting rights to Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the Government's decision to abandon the plan to sell off the Coillte harvesting rights. This is a stunning victory for people power and the campaign of public protest against the plan to sell off our public forests. It is a pity that members of the Minister's own party, who are chuckling, seem to have such contempt for the public's view on this issue-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a tremendous victory for people power and the protest campaign against the plan to sell off the forests. It is also a victory for common sense. It indicates that the Government is listening to people, which is a positive development. The Minister has stated that it is not now an appropriate time to sell off the harvesting rights of Coillte. Will he assure the committee and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My time is short and I have heard the Minister's point before. Is the Minister saying that he is still holding out the possibility of selling off the harvesting rights at some point in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A "Yes" or "No" answer would be helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the contrary, the Minister is confusing the issues. I asked about the harvesting rights and the Minister spoke about selling trees. We all know Coillte sells trees and plants replacements. Any benefit or profit that is derived from that sale comes back to the State and to a State-owned company. The issue is that the Minister had proposed to sell off the harvesting rights to private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is slightly dancing around the question. If I am not getting an answer, so be it. I do not believe, and neither does the public, that the harvesting rights or any aspect of our public forestry should be sold now or at any point in the future, not just because it is a valuable economic asset but because it is part of our national and cultural heritage. It is simply not for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a straightforward question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The land will be retained in public ownership and any profits generated will come back to the State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Excuse me, Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I started off by welcoming the fact that the Minister has abandoned the Government's plan to sell off Coillte's harvesting rights. I take it as a victory for people power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it is a victory for people power. The Minister despises people power but I consider it quite important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He is utterly dismissive of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister utterly dismisses the impact of people power in this instance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He shook his head and said it had no impact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister seems entirely dismissive of the impact of public opposition to his previous commitment to sell off the harvesting rights. People in this county do not believe that any form of privatisation of any aspect of Ireland's public forestry is acceptable, because it will lead to pressure on that amenity, which is a precious national asset, as a whole. I was hoping for an assurance...