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‘Sawmills have run out of timber and people are being laid off’

October 22, 2020

The forestry industry is “in a state of emergency and people are being laid off all around the sector”, according to Forest Industries…

IFA claims licence ‘crisis’ threatens €500 million forestry industry

October 20, 2020

Forestry

Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) President Tim Cullinan has said over 1,000 farmers are caught up in the forestry licence crisis and are facing…

Dáil debate this week on making forestry developments over 5ha subject to planning permission

October 19, 2020

Forestry

Sinn Féin TD for Sligo-Leitrim Martin Kenny will bring a bill to second stage in the Dáil on Thursday evening (October 22) which…

Timber problems ‘could be jeopardising broadleaf and biodiversity planting’

October 16, 2020

Forestry

Forestry problems could be jeopardising broadleaf planting, biodiversity and recreation projects, according to Forest Industries Ireland (FII). This, the Irish forestry stakeholder representative…

‘We must get forestry moving again’ – allocation of over €100 million goes to sector

October 14, 2020

Forestry

Minister of state with responsibility for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett said “we must get forestry moving again” with a €100 million allocation…

Annual Review and Outlook 2020: What are the biggest challenges for forestry?

October 8, 2020

Forestry

Despite ongoing delays in issuing forestry felling licences and delays through the appeals process, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)…

Labour Party urges minister to ‘drastically ramp-up’ forestry staffing

October 8, 2020

Forestry

The Labour Party has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to “drastically ramp up” staffing levels in…

‘We cannot sort out housing crisis if we have no timber to make roofs’ – McGrath

October 1, 2020

Forestry

“We cannot build and sort out our housing crisis in any way if we have not the timber to make the roofs,” independent…

Speed and timing of forestry bill ‘reflective of grave circumstances’ – Hackett

October 1, 2020

Agri Politics

The timing and speed of the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 is “not ideal” but is reflective of the grave circumstances in the…

National Tree Day: Pippa Hackett says she wants ‘to see planting under my watch’

October 1, 2020

Forestry

On this National Tetra Pak Tree Day (Thursday, October 1), Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett says that “we need…

Production started on new map of Ireland detailing 200 million trees

October 1, 2020

Forestry

On National Tetra Pak Tree Day today (Thursday, October 1) the news that production has started on a new map of Ireland detailing…

Forestry bill not being ‘delivered in isolation’ – Hackett

September 30, 2020

Agri Politics

Minister of State with responsibility for land use, biodiversity and forestry Pippa Hackett has said that the forestry bill, which is being debated…

‘Root and branch review’ of forestry outside current bill called for

September 30, 2020

Forestry

A “root and branch review” of the entire forestry policy is needed, outside of the current bill designed to clear the licence backlog,…

Rural independent TDs call for enhancement of Forestry appeals bill

September 29, 2020

Agri Politics

The Rural Independent Group of TDs have re-iterated their call on the government to accept amendments to the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020…

Forestry bill won’t be panacea according to independent TD

September 29, 2020

Agri Politics

The introduction of the “much-talked about” forestry bill alone will not solve the current logjam of applications facing the forestry sector, according to…