Forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that work is still ongoing on...
Agri-Business
A review of Ireland's forestry programme by the EU is "unlikely" to result in eased environmental conditions required for afforestation.
The DAFM has issued a total of 163 planting licences since the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 commenced, latest figures show.
Sinn Féin TD Claire Kerrane said government inaction on afforestation "risks sleepwalking the forestry sector into disaster".
Compensation for Irish farmers affected by ash dieback "might form part" of the upcoming budget, according Pippa Hackett.
The Cabinet has approved the final version of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 during a special meeting in Co. Wicklow today.
The EU Commission has today approved, under EU State aid rules, a €45 million Irish scheme to promote sustainable forest management.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is inviting tenders for a €9 million contract for ecology services for the National Forestry Programme.
While €308 million has been approved for afforestation in Ireland, "ambiguity" remains over the remaining €1 billion of the Forestry Programme.
The government's €1.3 billion Forestry Programme is a "lost opportunity" for farmers according to one farm organisation.
Sinn Féin has called on Ministers McConalogue and Hackett to provide "urgent clarity" on a new afforestation grant scheme.
Premiums of up to €1,142/ha for planting trees will be available under the afforestation scheme as part of the new Forestry Programme.
The department is to finalise a scheme to allow landowners avail of an exemption from requiring an afforestation licence for plots under 1ha.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine "is continuing to process" forestry applications according to minister.
The government has been accused of being "a hell of a long way short" of its targets for forestry planting in 2023 by a senator.
The European Commission has confirmed it is in "contact" with the Irish Government in relation to the new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued approximately 696 forest road licences according to latest figures.
