Written answers

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Forestry Sector

10:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if tree-felling licences will be put on public display through the local authority, public libraries and online in view of the fact that at the moment they are only on public display in local Garda stations for 21 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21343/11]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The legal requirements for notification and consultation for felling licences are governed by the Forestry Act 1946 and related Regulations. Under Section 37 of the Forestry Act 1946, a notice of intention to uproot or cut down a tree must be given to the Sergeant-in-Charge of the Garda Síochána Station nearest to the tree to be felled. The felling notice, otherwise known as a Limited Felling Licence application, must be lodged with the Gardaí not less than 21 days and not more than 2 years before the commencement of the uprooting and cutting down of the trees.

Following consultations with appropriate environmental bodies such as National Parks and Wildlife Service, Inland Fisheries Boards, and local authorities, together with inspection and approval by the Forest Inspectorate, a felling licence may then be granted for the site. Placing felling notices online or on display in a public library or local authority as suggested would have no legal standing and therefore it is not advisable to do so.

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