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Public consultation on forestry
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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We want people to contribute their views for a shared vision on forestry that will set the foundation for how Ireland plants, manages and fells forests for the next generation. This will contribute to a new forestry strategy and the next forestry programme, which is due to begin in 2023.
Throughout 2022, there will be a range of opportunities for everyone to have their say. These include a public consultation and online questionnaire, a citizens’ assembly style deliberative dialogue, a public attitudes survey on planting new forests, youth engagement events, a report on the attitudes of rural communities towards forestry, and a series of bilateral engagements with a wide range of organisations.
Public Attitudes Survey on Forestry
DownloadDetails of the previous public consultation held in 2013 can be found here: Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020: Ireland
The public is consulted throughout the licensing process.
The Forestry Licence Viewer map tool allows you to discover information about Ireland's forests.
You can search by application reference number; select an application from the recent applications list; or, to simply zoom in on a site.
Check the online tool here for information on forestry licence applications.
See all of our forestry management tools on our tree felling and management page.
For a list of decisions on licence applications for afforestation, felling and forest road, please see Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation and Forest Roads - Register of Decisions
The Forestry Appeals Committee(FAC) provides an appeals service where, if a person is dissatisfied with a decision of the minister or an officer of the minister, they can appeal against a decision on a licence, an approval and/or an entry into a register concerning the following:
- afforestation
- felling
- forest road works
- aerial fertilisation
The FAC is independent of the department and appeals can be made on the Forestry Appeals Committee website.
List of FAC Appeals 4 May 2022
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