Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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1225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application from Cork County Council for a felling licence to assist with flood alleviation works in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38569/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application from Cork County Council for a Limited Felling Licence was received by my Department in August 2013. At the request of the Department's forestry inspector, the following bodies were contacted by the Felling Section for their recommendations and observations regarding the proposed felling:

- National Parks and Wildlife Service

- Inland Fisheries Ireland

- Planning & Environment Section, Cork County Council

- Forest Service Archaeologist

All of the responses received from these bodies have been sent to the forestry inspector for review, and his report and recommendation regarding the issue of a Limited Felling Licence is expected in a matter of days. If approval is recommended, the licence will issue immediately.