Forestry
Almost 7,000ha ready for afforestation as licence output rises 47%
Afforestation licences for new plantings across an area of 3,941ha have been issued so far this year, while 2,003ha have...
Forestry
Afforestation licences for new plantings across an area of 3,941ha have been issued so far this year, while 2,003ha have...
Agri-Business
Farmers must see tree planting as an “integeral part” of their farming enterprise if Ireland is to reach its forestry...
Forestry
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has called for clarity on the schemes and grants that will be available under the...
Forestry
Oireachtas members have been urged to ensure that there is a complete redesign ahead of the next forestry programme, which...
Forestry
Minister of State with responsibility for forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett has...
Forestry
While it is unlikely that targets for the amount of land planted will be met this year, the Department of...
Forestry
Figures from the Forestry Licencing Dashboard show that, in each of the twelve months from April 2021 to March 2022...
Forestry
Forestry licences are currently not being issued within an acceptable timeframe of 120 days, impacting hurley makers now more than...
Forestry
Labour TD Sean Sherlock has said that the years long delays involved in the granting of a forestry licence are...
Forestry
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett has welcomed further progress made...
Forestry
Chair of the Farm and Rural Affairs Committee at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), Denis Drennan, has said...
Forestry
Sixty-four per cent of applications made in 2021 for tree-felling licences came from Coillte, according to data released by the...
Forestry
Agriculture spokesperson for the Labour Party, Seán Sherlock has said there is a lack of ambition, questioning Minister Hackett over...
Forestry
It is “within the control” of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to increase the timber supply and...
Forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) has said that improving the level of afforestation is “a key priority...
Forestry
Minister of State for forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, has published her...
Forestry
The government has been accused of circulating an inaccurate narrative around the forestry-licence backlog by members of the Irish Forest...
Forestry
The Social Economic and Environmental Forestry Association (SEEFA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...