Forestry
163 planting licences issued since new Forestry Programme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a total of 163 planting licences since the new...
Forestry Programme 2023-2027
Forestry
Inaction on planting risks sleepwalking forestry into disaster – TD
The Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Claire Kerrane has claimed that government inaction on low afforestation rates “risks sleepwalking the...
Forestry
Ash dieback compensation 'might form part' of budget - Hackett
Compensation for Irish farmers affected by ash dieback “might form part” of the upcoming budget, according to Minister of State...
Forestry
Cabinet approves new forestry programme
The Cabinet has approved the final version of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 during a special meeting in Co. Wicklow...
Forestry
EU approves €45m sustainable forest management scheme
The European Commission has today (Thursday, August 24) approved, under EU state aid rules, a €45 million Irish scheme to...
Agri-Business
DAFM seeks tenders for €9m forestry programme ecology contract
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently inviting tenders for a €9 million contract for ecology...
Forestry
'A lot of ambiguity' about new Forestry Programme - Kerrane
While €308 million has been approved by the European Commission for afforestation in Ireland, “ambiguity” remains over the remaining €1...
Forestry
New forestry programme is a 'turn off' for farmers warns farm org
The government’s new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme is a “lost opportunity” and will not meet the needs of farmers, one...
Forestry
Sinn Féin calls for 'urgent clarity' on Forestry Programme
Sinn Féin has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State for land...
Forestry
Premiums of up to €1,142/ha under approved afforestation scheme
Premiums of up to €1,142/ha for planting trees will be available under the EU approved afforestation scheme as part of...
Forestry
Afforestation licence exemption under 1ha to be finalised
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is set to finalise a scheme to allow landowners avail of an...
Agri-Business
DAFM continues to 'process' forestry applications - minister
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “is continuing to process” forestry applications while the Irish government awaits state...
Forestry
Government 'hell of a long way short' of forestry targets - Boyhan
The government has been accused of being “a hell of a long way short” of its targets for planting 8,000/ha...
Agri-Business
Commission reviewing Ireland's Forestry Programme
The European Commission has confirmed it is in “contact” with the Irish Government in relation to the new €1.3 billion...
Forestry
Nearly 700 forestry road licences issued in Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an estimated 695 forestry road licences to date, latest...