Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application process is available through Coillte through which a person can seek funding for the provision of a cycle track in a Coillte forest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/18]

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 management of its forest estate, are the responsibility of the company.

The company has, however, advised that Coillte does not have an application process in place for funding of such cycle trails, as it does not fund such developments. Coillte added, however, that it does consider third party proposals for cycle trail development where resources are being brought to the project by that third party, and that such parties are welcome to submit details in writing to the company and these will be assessed.