Written answers

Thursday, 28 April 2022

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Forestry Sector

Photo of Joe CareyJoe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry application (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21535/22]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme and an afforestation licence was submitted on behalf of the person named in March 2021.  

The Department received the Natura Impact Statement in June 2021.  An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report was completed by my Department in August 2021 and following on from that a specialist report was prepared that identified possible issues related to bat species.  This report and the application is currently being reviewed by the Departments Ecology Unit.

Following this review, the Department will be in a position shortly to make a decision in relation to the application.

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