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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I presume this joint venture will be used as a vehicle to draw down funding and premiums because Coillte is looking for people to invest. Has Coillte spoken to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine about this joint venture? In the past, Coillte would not have drawn premiums but now that it will be involved in a joint venture, it will be drawing down funding in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Has Coillte spoken to the Department about this joint venture?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Has Coillte spoken to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I feel there will be an issue with Coillte's very adventurous strategy programme, as the Chairman described it. Securing land for both Coillte and the private sector will be a challenge. As a State company which will be in competition with private companies, Coillte will have a lot of money to throw at this. How will Coillte be different from the private forester?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: As Mr. Carlin knows, getting qualified foresters is a major challenge. Will Coillte take on additional staff if this goes according to plan? From where does Mr. Carlin envisage getting additional foresters given the scarcity of qualified foresters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: When does Mr. Carlin envisage Coillte will unveil or launch this joint venture or when will it get it over the line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Will Coillte come before the committee to update it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: What percentage of Coillte's forestry land holding has gone towards preservation and biodiversity for tourism and such uses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I commend Coillte on the forest trails, recreation and biodiversity part of it. Praise is 100% due because the organisation has put significant investment into it. On the felling of trees, Coillte supplies the retail sector for woodchip, timber cutting and so on. Will it continue sales to both large and small providers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I am referring to timber Coillte has felled in the forestries. Some of it is sent to timber milling companies, more to woodchip companies and other companies that turn it into fire logs for burning fuel for domestic use in residential houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: In the past Coillte sold off some of the small forestry land holdings of less than 5 or 10 acres. Is Coillte selling sites at the moment or holding on to them? What is the general policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On the recreation side and with respect to trails, are there any counties where Coillte is not happy with the percentage of forest trails that are in place? I presume it depends on the population of the forestry land in a county. Is Coillte targeting specific counties to increase the percentage of forest trails?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Hear, hear.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Do you want to go, Mattie?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: You are not going with him.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Like getting free legal aid.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Paul Murphy got free legal aid.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Free legal aid man.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Doherty is angry.