Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2023
360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the process review of his Department conducted by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31733/23]
View answerProject Woodland was established by Minister of State Pippa Hackett in February 2021 as a collaborative effort to address forestry licensing issues and develop a Shared National Vision and Strategy for Forestry in Ireland.
As part of Project Woodland an Organisational Review is being undertaken and Grant Thornton have been engaged by my Department to carry out this review of the organisational structure of the three existing Forestry Divisions within the Department and make recommendations on improvements in relation to the structure, capabilities and culture of the Forestry area within the Department.
This has involved initial one-to-one interviews with key personnel and stakeholders in addition to on-line surveys, focus groups and an analysis of the current ‘as is' organisation, as well as carrying out a Benchmarking against other similar organisations.
My Department now awaits Grant Thornton's final report and recommendations to the Minister of State in the coming weeks. The implementation of these recommendations will be carried out under the new Forest Strategy Implementation Plan.
