Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion

Photo of Pippa HackettPippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, no. That rule is now gone so we do not allow planting on unenclosed land. It is just too damaging from an environmental perspective due to carbon loss and a number of other issues, so that, unfortunately, it is not available. It still needs quite a bit of land that is suitable for forestry.

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