John Brady
Question:2134. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences for forestry’s issued in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41096/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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Written answers
The number of felling licences issued in County Wicklow by my Department from 1st January 2018 to 19 July 2022 are as follows:
|
Year |
Licences Issued |
|
2018 |
267 |
|
2019 |
328 |
|
2020 |
124 |
|
2021 |
211 |
|
YTD to 19/07/22 |
121 |
My Department has committed in our Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 to issuing 3,360 felling licences in 2022. To date we have issued a total of 1,939 felling licences and we fully expect to meet the projections outlined in the Plan.