P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will include forestry under the Strategic Infrastructure Act which came into force in January 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13084/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The purpose of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006 is to allow certain specified infrastructure projects to seek planning permission (under the Planning and Development Act 2000) directly from An Bord Pleanala rather than from a local authority.

Afforestation and other forestry are, with certain limited exceptions, exempt from the Planning and Development Act, 2000. It is considered that it is not necessary to include forestry under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006.