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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is all laudable. I am conscious of time. I will home in on one final point and allow the representatives to finish on that. I will give an agricultural or, at least, a horse analogy of someone selling shares in a racehorse who wants to get €200 million and has a five-year timeline to do so. If we factor in what Coillte has from the State, which is €25 million, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is in addition to the €25 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: When did Coillte ask for the €10 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Was that at the end of December?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: As the public reaction unfolded, Coillte looked to the Department for €10 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: How much is the committed capital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is the only figure we are talking about so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate Mr. Carlin's frank response but if it were me on Coillte's side, I would be worried at this stage. I wish the representatives well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: To finish, is Coillte worried it will not get to the €200 million?

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: As this is my first time speaking to the Minister of State in her new role, I congratulate her and wish her the best of luck. I welcome this Bill, which is the first significant legislation for the credit union sector in 12 years. It follows through on a commitment in the programme for Government to prioritise credit unions. I am reasonably happy that the Bill, in its current format,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9093/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cost of Living Issues (23 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be taking any new measures to help businesses with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9094/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Bill and commend the Minister of State on his work on it to date. It is a key plank in the programme for Government. For the public looking on, one key point that jumps out is that the Bill embeds a key principle from the commission's report. This is that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safe does not rest with An Garda Síochána and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. Murray. Mr. Pat Glennon and Mr. Mike Glennon for coming in here today. It is indicative and reflective of the forestry sector that we have two family businesses in front of us today - family businesses steeped in rural Ireland over several generations and very much at the heart of their local community. Despite their obvious success, they have probably been largely under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Obviously, Mr. Murray is dealing with farmers and producers daily, and that is the message he is getting. The message we have been getting from the Department is that measures have been taken, the problem has been remedied, and that the licences are going to start flowing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Obviously the Coillte and Gresham House deal is one that has perplexed Mr. Murray a lot. His is a voice that we have not heard in here, because he is reflective of the timber industry. We have a heard a lot from the IFA, and from farming groups, in relation to forestry. Could Mr. Murray expand on Coillte's position in the market, and succinctly explain its significance but also the threat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Perhaps the Glennons might be able to speak to the Scottish experience. We have heard an awful lot about Gresham House, and I know that it is active in Scotland, in both plants and afforestation. What is the Gresham House experience in Scotland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: We could almost say we have had as many reports, working groups and consultations as we have trees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I want to bring it back to the Scottish experience. Obviously, we are being told that the Gresham House joint venture with Coillte will result in more planting of trees. In Scotland, with which Mr. Glennon is familiar, what happens when an investment company like that comes in? Does it plant trees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: What has been the Scottish experience with land pricing and log pricing when it became involved? At a corporate level, what happened with the market?