Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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1599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43030/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently carried out a review of tree felling licence application currently assigned to the Ecology Unit. This review examined the application documents on hand, to ensure they were sufficient to enable the ecological assessment of the application. Where documents were found to be inadequate or missing, a request was issued to the applicant’s Registered Forester. A request issued to Mr. Cuddy’s Registered Forester requesting a Harvest Plan.

I am advised that a Harvest Plan has now been received and the application will shortly be examined by an ecologist. Once that assessment is complete, the application will be returned to the Forestry District Inspector for their recommendations. I expect a decision to issue in the next two months.