Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

One of the examples given references the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and its relationship to the occupation of woodland. Are there any requirements for this woodland to be of a certain type or standard to ensure it is positive for biodiversity as opposed to, for example, a Sitka spruce plantation? Is there differentiation within the tax scheme?

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