Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It depends on the licence, but a felling licence can last for up to ten years, so they could feasibly apply ten years in advance and seek an extension. There is that option. I do not think there has ever been a case where we have not issued a felling licence. They have all been issued at some stage. I appreciate that there were delays but the vast majority of those delays have been addressed.