Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021
539. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forest service advised Coillte to withdraw any forestry licence applications at any point in recent years; if this did happen, the reason behind this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27551/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table shows the number of Coillte licence applications that have been recorded as withdrawn during the years 2016 - 2020.
|
Year |
Withdrawn |
|
2017 |
59 |
|
2018 |
65 |
|
2019 |
60 |
|
2020 |
23 |
In most cases, licences are withdrawn when specific issues are raised by the Department and Coillte subsequently decides to withdraw the licence for further work before submitting a revised application.
