Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised)

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

People can make the preparations and do a lot of the work. We are making sure we use the time to clear in order that there is not any lost work time as such. It does require reorientation with regard to work flow. Anybody with an existing licence can plant, however. It is also fair to say that anybody with an existing licence, and this was a challenge in the second half of last year, was understandably waiting until the new forestry rates were in place before they planted. The challenge last autumn was that people would not plant and be able to avail of a 15-year premium, which was 40% to 66% less than what is available now. Therefore, we are going to try to-----

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