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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I will come back to the Deputy when Mr. Glennon has finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: On ecology, a native woodland species that is grant aided allows for that. I will return now to Deputies in the order they indicated. I call Deputy Pringle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: As Senator Comiskey has not yet put his questions, I call him at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: The forestry premiums are €116 million a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of clarification, for private plantations part and parcel of the establishment grant is a replanting obligation. That has not come to fruition yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: On another point of clarification, up to the time it was excluded from drawing down assistance for planting, it was also buying and acquiring land. As it was deemed to have an unfair advantage over private organisations, it was delisted from entitlement to establishment grants. Until probably the last eight to ten years, it was buying as much every year as it was selling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: That is a good point. I can give an example. Land was made available on the edge of a village in south County Wicklow to build a few local houses in a combined effort between the community and Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Representatives of the Irish Timber Council were not invited, but were asked if they would be available to come last November because a long time ago, as a committee, we had agreed that this was an important matter. We had lined up at a timely point, which we feel is now, to bring in witnesses from all stakeholder groups, including the workers, timber growers and private owners. I cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. I do not believe we can complete our work without having Coillte attend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Representatives of Coillte were here in November.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. The committee has agreed a work programme. I know Deputy Flanagan is not a member of the committee, but that was our work programme. The then CEO of Coillte, the company secretary, and its chairman designate, who also happened to be outgoing chairman, were here in November or December to give us an outline of the Goodbody investigation which was ongoing at the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: That is a very pertinent point. The review of the forestry sector and the consideration of the potential sale of the harvesting rights are two different but entangled pieces of work that are being done. We hope this committee offers a public forum for people to articulate the concerns. It seems to be a fairly unanimous opinion that people are opposed to giving away what was being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: What the witnesses have told us has informed that second string also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: The potential sale of the harvesting rights us a study in itself. I do not know when the review of the forestry sector was commissioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Possibly. That one is important from the strategic point of view of the entire forestry sector. It relates to the private afforestation programme that we are talking about. Approximately 6,000 ha or 6,500 ha of private estate will be planted this year. Replanting continues mainly on Coillte lands as clear-fell occurs. We will seek to clarify when it will be published. The Deputy has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: The committee will probably make recommendations and hopefully we will get cross-party agreement on the matter. There should be some consultation process to allow for the development of a new, mixed, private and public forestry sector in all its guises. We should conclude because it is midday. I wish to thank the representatives of the Irish Timber Council for attending the committee. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the review of the Irish network on Honorary Consuls worldwide has concluded; if he will outline the main points of the review; the date on which he intends to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Parliament Membership (7 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the fact that Ireland and the medium-sized EU countries are the most adversely affected by the European Parliament's recent decision to reallocate MEP seats, and in view of the fact that there is still no clarification on the Council position, the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Assessments (7 May 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if the valuation of property owned by the Office of Public Works and the State has been completed for the purposes of the local property tax; when he expects the review to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/13]