Forestry and commercial rents
Michael Healy-Rae opposes selling Coillte land and seeks action on high commercial rents. The Taoiseach says the forestry Bill will concern timber rather than land and that environmental legislation is expected later in the year.
I ask about the forestry Bill. I refer to an excellent document on the proposed sale of assets of Coillte which rightly and strongly condemns any suggestion that the assets should be sold. I plead with the Taoiseach not to sell the estates of timber or land.
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On a separate matter, another leading national retailer has had to close down citing high rents as a major contributory factor-----
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I refer to the Government's pre-budget promise.
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I am asking about the environmental (miscellaneous provisions) Bill.
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The Government parties promised before the election that they would address the issue of upward-only rents but what did they do?
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The Government did not deal with it.
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The forestry Bill is expected very shortly. It will deal with the sale of the timber and not the land.
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One cannot get the wood for the trees.