{"id":2013,"date":"2023-01-18T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/government-must-pull-the-plug-on-coillte-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:30:45","slug":"government-must-pull-the-plug-on-coillte-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-must-pull-the-plug-on-coillte-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Government must pull the plug on Coillte deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Partnership with UK investment firm highlights serious flaws in Government\u2019s approach to forestry policy and climate action<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Government must immediately intervene to scrap the controversial deal between Coillte and a UK-based investment firm, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on Climate and Biodiversity, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership between Coillte and Gresham House highlights serious flaws in the Government\u2019s approach to forestry policy and climate action. In this respect, it flies in the face of the principle of a just transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the plan, Coillte \u2013 a State entity \u2013 will do all the heavy lifting by sourcing tens of thousands of acres in rural Ireland, planting trees and managing the forests \u2013 but private international investors will reap the rewards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a lucrative, secure, low-risk investment, which the Government will be subsidising through forestry grant schemes and tax incentives. There is widespread concern within farming communities that it will have the effect of pushing up land prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the Taoiseach\u2019s admission in the D\u00e1il today that this deal was not signed off on by Cabinet, the question must be asked: why is the Government facilitating what amounts to a land grab and what will it do to pull the plug on this partnership?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>January 18, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partnership with UK investment firm highlights serious flaws in Government\u2019s approach to forestry policy and climate action The Government must immediately intervene to scrap the controversial deal between Coillte and a UK-based investment firm, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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