Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The stakeholder group under Project Woodland is looking at that. There has always been a gap between the number of afforestation licences issued and the number that then proceed to plantation, but it is important that is looked at. It is being considered as part of the Project Woodland review work.

On the issue of the Department moving forward with those files, it is contacting farmers who have afforestation licences asking them to confirm that they wish to proceed with their applications.