Marian Harkin
Question:208. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify an issue in relation to a Coillte felling licence (details supplied). [3449/23]
View answerWednesday, 25 January 2023
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Under Section (7)(2)(b) of the Forestry Act 2014 the tree felling licence LM01-FL0011 was suspended because of siltation mobilisation on site. A remedial action plan was requested from Coillte. Coillte undertook to continuously monitor the site while the work programme was adjusted to ensure that further mobilisation did not occur.
The amended licence issued by my Department was subject to a number of additional conditions including adequate mitigation measures according to a specific remedial action plan agreed between Coillte and the Department. This included daily water monitoring.
The amendments to the licence were not of a nature considered to require a second public consultation as they did not materially affect the original decision of the Department in relation to the felling and replanting works, but were more related to the monitoring and supervision of the management of the licensed works on site.
However the amended licence was put on the Department’s Forestry Licence Viewer, along with the remedial plan, and was open to be appealed by the applicant to the Forestry Appeals Committee in accordance with Section 7(3) of the Forestry Act 2014, and the applicant was informed accordingly.