Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stage of the proposed merger of Coillte with Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52772/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government decided, in June 2013, that a robust analysis be carried out to evaluate how to give effect to a beneficial merger of Coillte with Bord na Móna to create a streamlined and refocused commercial state company operating in the bio-energy and forestry sectors, as committed to in the Programme for Government. NewERA is undertaking a financial evaluation on behalf of the relevant Government Departments (my Department, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources), which is currently being finalised. The Departments will then consider NewERA’s findings and it is intended that the relevant Ministers will bring a recommendation to Government on the matter shortly thereafter.