Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
496. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department can provide a table of afforestation applications received in January 2024 and every month since; if they could send it monthly excluding NTA and felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/24]
View answerAfforestation applications received by my Department are reviewed for completeness to ensure they are a valid application which can be progressed to licence decision stage. Incomplete applications can be received but are not counted as valid until they are reviewed for completeness and registered.
My Department publishes weekly statistics of all licences issued, including valid applications received, on our weekly Forestry Dashboard, which can be found here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/abb8d-2024-forestry-weekly-dashboard/
The table below provides details of valid applications received in the months requested:
Valid Afforestation applications received 2024:
|
|
No. received |
Area |
|
January 2024 |
55 |
561 ha |
|
February 2024 |
66 |
580 ha |
|
March 2024 |
61 |
531 ha |
