Ministers meet with Coillte to discuss controversial forestry deal

Coillte's deal with British investment fund Gresham House is expected to result in the planting of an average of 700 hectares of new forests across each of the next five years.

Coillte's deal with British investment fund Gresham House is expected to result in the planting of 3,500 hectares of new forests over the next five years, ministers have been told. 

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett met with senior representatives of Coillte this afternoon.