Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of Coillte felling licences issued per week for the month of May 2022; the number of such felling licences approved which were subject to a field inspection by the local district inspector in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29090/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The data for the number of Coillte felling licences per week for the month of May is published in a Forestry Dashboard weekly, which is available on my Department's website which can be found at www.gov.ie/en/publication/3b8b5-2022-forestry-weekly-dashboard/The total number of Coillte felling licences issued in May 2022 was 149. Of these, 33 were inspected according to Departmental records.

The weekly breakdown is as follows:

Week ending 06/05/2022 - 25

Week ending 13/05/2022 - 51

Week ending 20/05/2022 - 32

Week ending 27/05/2022 - 30

30/05/2022-31/05/2022 - 11

Our plans for licence issue in 2022 are contained in the Forestry Licensing Plan with a target of 5,250 licences issues, which is a year-on-year increase of 30%. This includes an increase of 36% in private felling licences to 1,830, while Coillte felling licences at 1,530 will maintain the levels they achieved in 2021. The Licensing Plan 2022 may be found here gov.ie - Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 (www.gov.ie). Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, the priority this year is to deliver on the ambition outlined in the Plan and to issue 5,250 licences, and to reach the projected targets in each licence category .

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests for Coillte felling licences issued by his Department for the week commencing 23 May, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29091/22]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1954. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests for Coillte forest road applications issued by his Department for the week commencing 23 May, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29092/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1953 and 1954 together.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine does not routinely keep records of the number of further information requests that issue on forestry licence applications. However, for the week commencing 23rd May 2022, one Further Information Request was issued concerning Coillte felling licences and no Further Information Requests concerning Coillte forest road applications.Registered Foresters were advised of additional information that is likely to be required to process applications for felling , roads and afforestation in Circular 08/2021, which is also available on my Department’s website. Applicants in consultation with their Registered Forester should review this circular in relation to applications in the system and future applications.