Forestry Communication

Engagement with Forestry Division is welcome. The best way to access information in relation to forestry policy and individual licences is to visit:

• The Forestry in Ireland webpage on gov.ie
• The Forestry Licence Viewer

The department proactively seeks to engage with all stakeholders and third parties in a deliberative dialogue on current and future forestry policies. This is best demonstrated through the Communications and outreach programmes underway within Forestry and in partnership with Teagasc, Coillte and others.

It is our intention to expand this programme rapidly into 2026 and beyond. This will become the primary method of engagement with the Division on forestry policy matters.

• Information on schemes is available at Forestry Programme 2023-2027
• Information on felling licencing is available at Tree Felling Licenses.
• The public consultation process on forestry licenses is extensive and user-friendly. Further information is available at Public Consultation on Forestry.
  

• Individual felling licences: fellingsubmission@agriculture.gov.ie
• Individual afforestation & roads licences: ForestrySubmission@agriculture.gov.ie
• Through the Forestry Licence Viewer

• Correspondence on your felling licence application: felling.forestservice@agriculture.gov.ie
• Correspondence on your afforestation, roads, or other afforestation scheme application: approvals.forestservice@agriculture.gov.ie

• Forestry - First Grant & First Premium: 1stGrant@agriculture.gov.ie
• Forestry – Second Instalment Grants: Forestry.2ndgrant@agriculture.gov.ie
• Forestry – Subsequent Premiums: Forestry.premiums@agriculture.gov.ie

• Suspected incidents of Alleged Illegal Forestry can be reported by emailing: aif@agriculture.gov.ie
• The alleged illegal tree felling form is available from the website.

• Comments on forestry policies, procedures, legislation should be sent to the Forestry Support Unit only: fsu@agriculture.gov.ie
• General enquiries on other aspects of forestry should be sent to forestryinfo@agriculture.gov.ie

• Visit the Forestry Appeals Committee website.

Correspondence that is not part of the statutory licencing process, Access to Information on the Environment (AIE) or Freedom of Information (FOI) should be addressed solely to the Forestry Support Unit –fsu@agriculture.gov.ie . The Forestry Division will endeavour to respond, as appropriate, in accordance with the department’s Customer Charter guidelines. Due to the volume of correspondence received by the division, contact or engagement, outside the advised process, may not be responded to.

Obstructive communication, for example repeatedly emailing multiple email addresses, submitting multiple correspondences on a single topic or are subjecting staff to any form of abuse may be subject to the Department’s Customer Charter on unreasonable behaviour.