Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he or his Department became aware of the forestry deal between Coillte and (details supplied). [4626/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In the first instance, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine and the Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity hold responsibility for Government forestry policy. Coillte is a commercial state company under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.

The first reference to a forestry deal between Coillte and the named private sector company received by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was in a Parliamentary Question submitted to the Minister for Public Expenditure on Friday 13 January. The Parliamentary Question was sent for Transfer to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who hold responsibility for Government forestry policy.