Cabinet to review sale of forestry rights

The sale of harvesting rights of State forestry company Coillte will be reviewed by the Cabinet in two weeks when it receives a report from ministers overseeing the option of selling the assets.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney yesterday said the Government was grappling with a decision whether or not to sell the timber harvesting rights owned by Coillte.

Mr Coveney said it was a “very complex process” of considering whether the rights should be sold and how the State might get value from this asset.