I propose to take Questions Nos. 817 and 818 together.
To the end of last year, 3,601 tree felling licence applications were received, split between 2,299 Coillte and 1,309 private applications (64%/36% respectively).
The greater number of applications received are from Coillte, which is responsible for much of the mature national forest estate and supplies 75% of logs to sawmills.
The tree felling licences issued to Coillte and private landowners are indicated in the table below.
|
Private 2019
|
Coillte 2019
|
Private 2020
|
Coillte 2020
|
Private 2021
|
Coillte 2021
|
Private January 2022
|
Coillte January 2022
|
Carlow
|
12
|
51
|
5
|
11
|
14
|
21
|
2
|
1
|
Cavan
|
78
|
98
|
38
|
35
|
49
|
31
|
6
|
7
|
Clare
|
62
|
248
|
54
|
66
|
94
|
81
|
3
|
8
|
Cork
|
109
|
414
|
97
|
106
|
165
|
165
|
12
|
11
|
Donegal
|
35
|
191
|
6
|
54
|
30
|
146
|
6
|
8
|
Dublin
|
4
|
23
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
15
|
0
|
4
|
Galway
|
35
|
231
|
54
|
64
|
51
|
117
|
6
|
15
|
Kerry
|
69
|
21
|
61
|
31
|
89
|
56
|
13
|
3
|
Kildare
|
22
|
21
|
4
|
6
|
27
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
Kilkenny
|
42
|
111
|
43
|
40
|
63
|
33
|
5
|
2
|
Laois
|
24
|
112
|
14
|
64
|
63
|
51
|
13
|
8
|
Leitrim
|
84
|
95
|
54
|
41
|
63
|
79
|
7
|
3
|
Limerick
|
24
|
139
|
29
|
28
|
66
|
34
|
1
|
4
|
Longford
|
31
|
41
|
18
|
5
|
27
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
Louth
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
Mayo
|
31
|
191
|
36
|
21
|
68
|
70
|
1
|
0
|
Meath
|
20
|
21
|
5
|
2
|
29
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
Monaghan
|
14
|
32
|
17
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
Offaly
|
52
|
58
|
32
|
25
|
69
|
26
|
2
|
0
|
Roscommon
|
60
|
80
|
82
|
15
|
71
|
27
|
12
|
1
|
Sligo
|
49
|
104
|
41
|
14
|
51
|
46
|
5
|
8
|
Tipperary
|
50
|
234
|
39
|
71
|
96
|
190
|
13
|
28
|
Waterford
|
46
|
190
|
31
|
45
|
53
|
116
|
4
|
12
|
Westmeath
|
20
|
60
|
7
|
11
|
18
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
Wexford
|
27
|
108
|
29
|
18
|
23
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
Wicklow
|
44
|
250
|
53
|
72
|
44
|
171
|
3
|
17
|
The afforestation licences issued to Coillte and private landowners are indicated in the table below.
|
Private 2019
|
Coillte 2019
|
Private 2020
|
Coillte 2020
|
Private 2021
|
Coillte 2021
|
Private January 2022
|
Coillte January 2022
|
Carlow
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Cavan
|
45
|
2
|
36
|
0
|
31
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Clare
|
47
|
1
|
31
|
0
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cork
|
38
|
0
|
59
|
0
|
46
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
Donegal
|
12
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Dublin
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Galway
|
40
|
0
|
36
|
0
|
35
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
Kerry
|
47
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
28
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
Kildare
|
12
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Kilkenny
|
15
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Laois
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Leitrim
|
34
|
2
|
26
|
0
|
40
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Limerick
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
Longford
|
23
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Louth
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mayo
|
48
|
1
|
42
|
0
|
49
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Meath
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monaghan
|
19
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Offaly
|
20
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
Roscommon
|
53
|
2
|
47
|
1
|
40
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Sligo
|
28
|
1
|
17
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
Tipperary
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
Waterford
|
12
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Westmeath
|
19
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wexford
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Wicklow
|
20
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
2
|
0
|