Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37302/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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This tree felling application was received on 15th June 2021 and it is currently referred to the National Monuments Service (NMS). Without prejudice to what advice NMS may yet return, at this juncture it is hoped that a response will be forthcoming in the coming days and the file will then be further progressed.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37303/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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This tree felling licence application was received on 9th November 2020, a Further Information Request (FIR) was issued on 8th December 2020. A final reminder was issued to the applicant on 27th April 2022.

An amended application was received on 6th May 2022 which necessitated the application being re-referred to the prescribed bodies. Responses were received from the prescribed bodies in mid-June and the amended application will now undergo Appropriate Assessment.

The file will be processed as quickly as possible.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The tree felling licence application referred to in the details supplied in the question is under active consideration. The application was received on 15th September 2020. Revised harvest and reforestation maps were received on 23rd June 2022. A Further Information Request (FIR) will be going out shortly, as there are a number of issues with the revised maps that were received.

Once the required information is received, the file will be processed as quickly as possible.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37305/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Felling licence number for the applicant mentioned in the details supplied is TFL00554820. This application was received on 5th October 2020. The Department received revised replanting and harvest maps from the applicant on 22nd June 2022 on foot of a Further Information Request (FIR) request sent on 26th April 2022. The file has now been referred to Departmental Ecologists for assessment.

The Department will process the file as soon as possible.