Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2021
173. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current felling site notice which has to be erected following the granting of a felling licence and during harvesting operations at a location is in compliance with all relevant data protection legislation given the details that are made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48569/21]
View answerThe Department requires tree felling licence holders to erect a site notice on their lands, where felling operations are taking place. The blank site notice is issued with the granted forestry licence and is completed by the licensee or their agent. The purpose of the site notice is to inform the public that the tree felling, the details of which appear on the notice, are taking place on the lands under a valid tree felling licence.
The format of the site notice is like site notices erected on sites where a grant of planning application has been submitted to the local authority. Local authority site notices also require the applicant’s name to appear on the notice.
Tree felling licence site notices are a requirement of the Forestry Act, 2014 and the Forestry Regulations, 2017. An applicant for a tree felling licence is advised of the requirements in respect of the site notice on the application form and on the Department’s website.
