Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the chemical pesticide glyphosate is used on lands owned and managed by Coillte; the quantity of glyphosate used on Coillte’s lands in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the quantity of land in hectares on which glyphosate was used in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24737/20]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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867. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the chemical pesticide cypermethrin is used on lands owned and managed by Coillte; the quantity of cypermethrin used on Coillte’s lands in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the quantity of land in hectares on which cypermethrin was used in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24738/20]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pesticides and insecticides currently used by Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24739/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 866, 867 and 868 together.

Coillte is operationally independent of my Department and operational matters such as the management of their forest estate are the responsibility of the company.

I have passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.