Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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843. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 850 road licences in his Department’s plan that are for the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11307/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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At the start of the year, there were 585 road licence applications in the system for processing.  The planned 850 forest road licence decisions that will issue this year will include new applications received this year. 

As these are applications that have not yet been received by the Department, I cannot at this juncture say how many decisions that will issue this year will be for private licences, but we are committed to delivering 850 licences in total which is a 27% increase on output last year.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials have briefed and informed the relevant Department responsible for roadside trees of the dangers to traffic and pedestrians from falling trees due to Ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Last year, my colleague Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, launched “A Guide for Landowners to Managing Roadside Trees”, which was produced by the Tree Council of Ireland and supported by my Department.  The document is a guide to landowners on their responsibilities associated with the management of roadside trees.

 The Guide may be found here gov.ie - A Guide for Landowners to Managing Roadside Trees (www.gov.ie) and includes information on recognising and dealing with trees infected by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus or Ash Dieback Disease.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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845. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte road licences issued on week two of the February dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11310/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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As I advised in Dáil Question number 682 of 25^thJanuary, Dáil Question number 810 of 8^thFebruary and Dáil Question number 963 of 15^thFebruary forest road applications are received and decided daily.  Applications received from Coillte are treated the same as applications from private individuals.

I remind the Deputy that in the month of January, 76 forest road licences issued, 36 to private applicants and 40 to Coillte.  In week two of February, ending on 11th, one private and 8 Coillte road licences were issued.  In week ending 18^thFebruary, one private and three Coillte licences issued.  To date (18^thFebruary) 100 forest road works licences have issued, 42 private and 58 to Coillte.