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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and the Marine given that at a recent forest service training day in Killaloe, County Clare, the forest service representative stated that the new protocol or procedure for assessing and measuring peat-oregano mineral soil was trialled on 25 sites across Ireland prior to it being implemented as department policy and procedure, if he will detail, in tabular form, the counties in which the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: ...organise for the industry to visit the 25 sites, or a portion of same, trialled by the forest service of his Department in the assessment of the new protocol-procedure for assessing and measuring peat-oregano mineral soil for training purposes, as the full results of the 25 sites are known to his Department and will make very good productive training and verification; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and the Marine if, following the issuance of an afforestation technical approval for afforestation and a corresponding financial approval, and subsequent to ground cultivation taking place on a peat-oregano mineral soil site, that species selection needs to change from one forest type to another due to peat-oregano mineral soil depth, if this is a material change to an afforestation...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm as per a recent forest service training event in Killaloe, County Clare, on the new forestry programme, a department official stated that if peat depth is greater than 30 cm after cultivation is completed on a site that has received a valid technical and financial approval, that foresters should convert to another forest type such as...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Claire Kerrane: 393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment was carried out by his Department with regard to the 30 cm peat depth requirement under the new forestry programme; if he is aware that this requirement has effectively disqualified significant amounts of land for afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49894/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Claire Kerrane: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 30 cm peat depth rule for afforestation under the new forestry programme is a requirement under EU state aid rules; if there is flexibility in how his Department can interpret this rule for the Irish context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49897/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 to 368, inclusive, 393 and 396 together. Peat soils are an extremely important store of carbon in Ireland and any future afforestation must not undermine this function. As part of the development of the Forestry Programme 2023 to 2027, my Department reassessed its policy with regard to future afforestation on peat soils. Consideration had to be given to...