Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2023
303. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of members of the Coillte board of directors who have experience or knowledge of forestry management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9342/23]
View answerCoillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.The Forestry Act 1988 sets out the governance of Coillte and provides that the number of Directors shall be not more than nine. Directors, with the exception of the one worker Director on the Board and the CEO where appointed, are selected through a competitive Public Appointments Service process for new Board members. Each Director is then appointed by the shareholding Ministers i.e. the Minister with responsibility for forestry and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
Details of the current Board of Directors, including their professional backgrounds, can be found on the Coillte website.
