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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: 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 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 that point, when the Irish Timber Council decides to diversify it will require a higher yield class land. There is still enough good yield class land available to enable some diversity without competing. In my opinion, there is adequate land available that is suitable for food production but is being under-utilised. It could be used to a greater degree in a sustainable fashion.
- 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: I thank Deputy Flanagan. I suspect he has just coined a new phrase that will probably be picked up by others. I ask the witnesses to clarify a point for me. I understand that 47% of the forest estate is now privately owned. The witnesses have said that the Coillte supply accounts for 80% of the raw materials for Irish saw mills. Is it the case that the privately owned forest has not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Barry and Senator O'Neill are next, followed by Deputies Boyd Barrett and Flanagan. If the witnesses are happy to take the next questions together, we will proceed in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I am sorry, but there is interference. Someone's device or telephone is disrupting the broadcast.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)
Andrew Doyle: That is funny. I am able to manage it.