Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans by Coillte to upgrade a park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46599/17]

Michael 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 development of recreational facilities on its lands, are the responsibility of the company.

The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that it is Ireland’s largest provider of outdoor recreation with 12 forest parks, 290 recreation sites and more than 3,000 kilometres of waymarked trails nationwide.  Coillte advises, in relation to this specific forest park, that other than routine maintenance and upkeep of the existing facilities, Coillte has no development plans for the forest park in the medium term.  Coillte added that this does not preclude that development works would not be carried out there in the future and that Coillte will commence an assessment of all forest parks in 2018.