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Showing questions asked by Michael Fitzmaurice under the heading Forestry Sector.

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Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
132. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross profit margin before interest and tax used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68984/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
133. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fixed overheads used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68983/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
134. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for approved foresters per day used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68982/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
135. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for office admin and technical support cost per day used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68981/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
136. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total overhead or management costs used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68980/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
137. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants that availed of the private high forest option under the native woodland conservation grant scheme and the corresponding area that was grant aided, per year from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form. [68978/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
464. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross profit margin before interest and tax used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [66618/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for approved foresters per day used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [66616/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
466. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the fixed overheads used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the Forestry Programme 2023 to 2027. [66615/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
467. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine In the COFORD report of 2022 , Economic Activity and employment levels in the Irish Forest Sector; what did the report state average labour cost would need to increase by if contractors were not to be lost to the construction or other sectors. [66613/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
468. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine In the COFORD report of 2022 , Economic Activity and employment levels in the Irish Forest Sector, for afforestation, the forester and office inputs in days, per hectare planted. [66612/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Climate
159. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the proposed forestry legislation that he is intending to introduce on forestry corridors along overhead electricity infrastructure will be ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21010/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1735. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the Forestry Licenses issued in 2025 will the department provide a breakdown of the hectares of licenses granted to Coillte; the hectares of the licenses granted to private farmers and hectares of licenses granted to funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45058/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 13 May 2025 · to Agriculture
942. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many forestry felling licences were issued in 45 days or less from applications received from 1 January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
372. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
597. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a union dispute in the forestry section of his Department is affecting the licensing process, or whether it is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
607. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clear fell and thinning that is the subject of a felling licence application to his Department that remains to be licenced, per county, for each of the years 2024 to 2034, for the private sector, identifying broadleaf and conifer separately and the corresponding details for Coillte, in tabular form; and if he will make…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
608. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clear fell and thinning that is licenced per county for 2024 to 2034; the details that are available to him on the felling licence application provided by the applicant, for the private sector, identifying broadleaf and conifer separately and the corresponding details for Coillte, in tabular form; and if he will make a…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
609. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's forestry licencing plan for 2025, particularly in terms of afforestation, roads, private felling licences and Coillte felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5931/25]