Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We absolutely accept that there are significant issues with regard to licensing and getting licences out there. It may be worth noting that in the region of 5,000 ha are currently licensed for planting that are not being planted, for whatever reason. It is important that we understand those reasons and find out why landowners who have been issued with licences to plant have chosen not to. That is also a concern. I ask that landowners who have received licences to plant to please do so. We are entering the time for planting at the moment. It is important that we get those trees in the ground. It would be worthwhile to reach out to those individuals to ask why they have not planted because others are scrambling to get licences which are not forthcoming.

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