Written answers
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Afforestation Programme
8:00 pm
Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is the intention of Coillte to fell trees in the Moyode Woods at Athenry, County Galway; if a felling licence has been applied for and obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20181/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. Coillte Teoranta is licensed under a 5-year General Felling Licence issued by the Forest Service to harvest small blocks of trees in Moyode Woods, Co Galway. The total area of these blocks for harvesting is 9.8 hectares and 10.5 hectares in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Under the replanting and preservation conditions attached to the licence, the harvested areas must be replanted within a period of two growing seasons from the date of felling of the trees.
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