Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 November 2023
389. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve all afforestation licences, private felling licences, and Coillte felling licences granted by his Department in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50536/23]
View answerLast year we had a year-on-year increase in the number of licences issued. We issued 4,713 licences which was 1,100 more than applications received.
The average time it took to approve all afforestation licences, private felling licences, and Coillte felling licences which were granted by his Department in 2022 is set out below.
|
Licence Type |
Average Months to Decision |
No. of Licences Issued |
|
Afforestation |
17 |
702 |
|
Forest Road |
10 |
718 |
|
Private Felling |
17 |
1,607 |
|
Coillte Felling |
8 |
1,686 |
|
Grand Total |
4,713 |
We are working towards reducing the turnaround times for afforestation and private felling licences. We will be committing to dedicated timelines for all forestry licences under my Departments' Farmers' Charter of Rights, which has been the subject of ongoing discussions with the farm bodies and is approaching finalisation.
