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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1807. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has been informed as to which party initiated the discussions between Coillte and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63870/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on any proposed joint venture with the State forestry company Coillte and UK based investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63871/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times that his officials have met with Coillte regarding any proposed new arrangement with a company (details supplied); when these meetings took place; the persons who attended the meetings; if minutes of the meetings were taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if land acquired arising from the joint venture between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied) will be owned by the semi-state body; the ownership of any associated harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1858. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention and that of his Department was first drawn to the joint venture between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); his Department’s interactions with Coillte in this regard; if he will instruct Coillte to stall the venture until a full public engagement on the matter is facilitated; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers that he has to stall the joint venture between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); if he will be using those powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1856. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with other Departments regarding the establishment of a new veterinary college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: If I may raise a point of order, the Minister has just delivered an opening statement that differs from the one that was circulated. Can we have a hard copy of the Minister's actual opening statement and perhaps get clarification as to why there are two different statements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to clarify a point. I have had a number of engagements with Coillte on its forestry strategy. Regarding its pronouncements on partnerships, I asked it what those might look like. Coillte stated categorically that they would primarily entail engagement with local communities, farmers and current foresters in the first instance. That was not what happened in the first instance,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: Giving the Minister the benefit of the doubt, if this was not his preferred option, I take it that he did not envisage a deal with an organisation like Gresham House, a British investment fund. Had he known before the deal was signed off on, would he have used his authority as Minister to stop it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: It is a yes-no answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I will come to that but the Chair is running a very tight clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am not allowing the Minister to run down the clock-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: -----because here is the issue. The Minister did know before 16 December and the reason I know he knew is because I had heard of this potential deal with Gresham House and brought it to his attention. I raised it in the Dáil and not only did I do, but Deputies Fitzmaurice and Boyd Barrett also raised it. They told him in November. We also had an engagement with Coillte the week...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Minister can clarify if I am wrong but I take it that he signed a letter of expectation to Coillte in June 2022. What was the purpose of that letter of expectation? Why did he feel the need to sign it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: So it was specifically to allow it to pursue this proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I take it that then was specifically to allow it to pursue that course. In relation to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Minister has just informed us that Coillte is seeking to invest €10 million of its own funds in this joint venture. Why would Coillte not just invest that €10 million on it own part? Why would it need to do this? Why would it not just use what is public money in its own venture?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: What the Minister is suggesting is that €10 million-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Minister is suggesting that the €10 million invested in this joint venture will not then be subject to the state aid rules, as opposed to were Coillte to invest in-----