Written answers

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte Teoranta

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29272/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company.

This matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that Coillte facilitates grazing on its lands, in certain circumstances, under a licence as opposed to a lease, and that, in general, licences run for an 11 month period and are revocable at any time by the licensor.

The granting of such licences is an operational matter for the company and, as such, it would be inappropriate for me to intervene.

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