My Department makes extensive forestry statistics available on its website. The table below shows the number of forestry applications granted in each county from 2015 to 30th June, 2020.
County
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
Carlow
|
1
|
15
|
16
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
Cavan
|
20
|
86
|
60
|
52
|
47
|
14
|
Clare
|
29
|
121
|
94
|
69
|
48
|
9
|
Cork
|
39
|
102
|
84
|
69
|
37
|
34
|
Donegal
|
7
|
6
|
15
|
16
|
10
|
4
|
Dublin
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Galway
|
16
|
99
|
68
|
55
|
38
|
18
|
Kerry
|
15
|
93
|
93
|
67
|
46
|
20
|
Kildare
|
0
|
16
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
Kilkenny
|
12
|
32
|
33
|
19
|
14
|
4
|
Laois
|
8
|
32
|
21
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
Leitrim
|
20
|
96
|
82
|
58
|
44
|
16
|
Limerick
|
19
|
38
|
21
|
27
|
7
|
5
|
Longford
|
23
|
51
|
58
|
25
|
22
|
17
|
Louth
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Mayo
|
33
|
118
|
81
|
79
|
50
|
25
|
Meath
|
7
|
29
|
19
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
Monaghan
|
5
|
16
|
31
|
13
|
16
|
6
|
Offaly
|
11
|
36
|
40
|
17
|
18
|
11
|
Roscommon
|
44
|
112
|
110
|
97
|
57
|
31
|
Sligo
|
19
|
68
|
59
|
37
|
28
|
9
|
Tipperary
|
14
|
45
|
45
|
25
|
4
|
2
|
Waterford
|
9
|
37
|
20
|
7
|
11
|
11
|
Westmeath
|
8
|
56
|
59
|
21
|
18
|
17
|
Wexford
|
12
|
36
|
22
|
19
|
12
|
5
|
Wicklow
|
3
|
27
|
36
|
13
|
18
|
11
|
The number of licences appealed each year is below.
Year
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
Totals
|
Licences under valid appeal
|
14
|
105
|
235
|
276
|
630
|
The average number of weeks, from appeal to decision is in the following table. My Department has allocated additonal resources to the FAC this year through the provision of new planners which has resulted in signficant increase in their output year to date. I am also giving consideration to further legislative amendments which can further improve the efficiencies of the FAC's operations.
Year
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
Average weeks from appeal to decision
|
41
|
59
|
33
|
14
|