Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2022
770. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the regulatory review of the forestry licensing system will be complete; the projected timeline to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24660/22]
View answerLast November, as part of Project Woodland, the Department engaged the services of an external body with expertise in legal and environmental legislation to conduct a legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing. This external review is currently being finalised and following extensive stakeholder consultation, the publication of the Philip Lee and Associates Regulatory review is expected in coming weeks.
An overview of the findings are included in a presentation made to the Forestry Policy Group on 6th April 2022, which is available on my Department's website.
