Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time Coillte is obliged to keep records of pesticide purchase and use, that is, the number of years such records must be kept before they can be legally destroyed. [47275/18]

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time Coillte keeps records of pesticide purchase and use; and the number of years such records are actually maintained. [47276/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together.

Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 requires professional users of Plant Protection Products (PPP) to maintain records of PPP use for at least a 3 year period. The EU regulation does not require professional users to maintain records of purchases; it does, however, require vendors to maintain records of sales.

The question of the length of time Coillte keeps records of pesticide purchase and use is a matter for, and the responsibility of, the company as a commercial State Body. I have accordingly referred the Deputy’s question to Coillte and have requested that a response issue to you within 10 days.