Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a tree felling licence will issue to a person (details supplied). [23144/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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An application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received in June 2018 and has been referred to the Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near two designated sites, the Blackwater River SAC and the Blackwater River Callows SPA. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence application.

A letter requesting the provision of a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) was issued by the Department in September 2020. No response has been received to date. The Department will examine whether the file can be progressed through an alternative method and will correspond directly with the applicant on its progress.