Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021
621. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on a forestry licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37447/21]
View answerAn application for an afforestation licence and the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was received in April 2019 for the person named and has been referred to the Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near 13 designated sites. Therefore, the impact of any afforestation operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence application.
Appropriate assessment work on this file is currently underway and we expect that an ecologist will complete work on this file within the next thee months. The decision should issue shortly afterwards.
