Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
1605. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry application for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43179/21]
View answerAn application for a tree felling licence for the person named is currently assigned to an ecologist. The ecological documents required to complete the assessment process have been drafted and the ecologist will shortly examine the application. Once the preliminary examination has been completed, the application will be opened for public consultation. When the 30-day public consultation period closes, the application will be returned to allow completion of the appropriate assessment by the ecologist, who will also consider any submissions received during the public consultation. The application will then be finalised by the forestry district inspector, and a decision will issue when available.
I would expect a decision to issue within three months.
