Oireachtas report ‘demonstrates need for urgent action’ under new forestry plan – FII March 2, 2021 Forestry The forestry report released today (Tuesday, March 2) by the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine, which identifies solving the licensing backlog as its…
Oireachtas agri committee to launch its own forestry report March 1, 2021 Forestry Following on from the release of a report on the forestry sector last week, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the…
Project Woodland: What’s the new plan for fixing forestry? March 1, 2021 Forestry Last week (Thursday, February 25), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine revealed ‘Project Woodland’ – a new strategy to address the…
What is needed to improve the current forestry situation? February 26, 2021 Forestry A number of moves can be made by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine which will go some way to alleviating…
2-tier forest system ‘disadvantages farm forestry’ February 25, 2021 Forestry Farmer confidence has been lost in forestry at present due to the current licence issues in the sector – with work urgently needed…
McConalogue and Hackett launch new forestry initiative February 25, 2021 Forestry A new strategy for the forestry sector has been launched today (Thursday, February 25), following the release of a report into the issues…
Department ‘moving goal posts’ on forestry approvals – Sherlock February 23, 2021 Forestry The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is “moving the goal posts” on ecology reviews for tree felling applications, according to the…
7 key actions urged with 4,500 forest licences now awaiting approval February 23, 2021 Forestry There are now more than 4,500 licences in the forestry sector awaiting approval from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine –…
NIS option ‘not viable’ for many forestry licence applicants – Sherlock January 14, 2021 Forestry Cork TD and Labour Party spokesperson on agriculture, Seán Sherlock, has said that there are still “huge delays” in tree-felling licences with the…