Millennium trees will not form part of any sale of Coillte assets

Government sources have indicated that the 1.2 million native trees planted as part of the 2002 millennium project cannot be included in any sale of Coillte assets.

Of the 16 sites where the trees were planted, 12 are owned by Coillte, Thirteen of the sites accommodated the Household Tree Scheme of native trees planted for each household in Ireland.

“While a certificate was issued to each household in relation to the “Household Tree Scheme”, it did not confer legal ownership of the tree to that household,” says Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.