Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 May 2021
276. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28961/21]
View answerAn application for a tree felling licence was received in March 2019 for the person named. The preliminary appropriate assessment screening indicated the application site is near eight designated sites including the Lower River Shannon SAC. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence application. Therefore, the application has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit.
This file is now due to be examined by an ecologist in the next four-six weeks and when that assessment of the application is complete, the application will be returned to the Forestry District Inspector for their final assessment and recommendations. These recommendations will form part of the decision on the application which should issue shortly after, subject to all aspects of the application being of the required standard.
