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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: Importers in Ireland are already prohibited from importing roundwood from areas known to be affected by quarantine bark beetle species. The only area internationally where imports into Ireland of coniferous roundwood with bark is permitted is from a specific UK Government authority assigned ‘Pest Free Area’ (PFA) in the West of Scotland. My officials engage closely with...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 93 together. It is the case that there has been a decline in afforestation in recent years. In 2020 2,434 hectares of land were afforested, with 2,061 hectares in 2021, 2,273 hectares in 2022 and 1,651 hectares in 2023. The Afforestation target for 2024 is 8,000 hectares, and to date this year my Department has received notification of intention...