Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of acres of lands that have been sold by Coillte in the past year; if he cannot provide this information if he will present proposals on the way elected representatives, through his auspices in Dail Éireann, may access information. [16684/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as land transactions, are the responsibility of the company.

I am advised that the company sold 436 hectares (1,077 acres) of land in 2010 for diverse uses including commercial activities, wind farm and other national infrastructure projects.

The Deputy may be interested to note that Coillte publish on its website its property management policy and a listing of its property sales in each year.