Forestry Sector

142. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of windblow-related felling licences received since Storm Éowyn; the current processing times for these types of licences and the priority given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13740/25]

149. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the long waiting time farmers face to obtain felling licences, which are taking months and even years to process despite many farmers and foresters having these trees on the ground, losing the ability to salvage timber; and if the farmers and foresters will be compensated for the lost trees. [7893/25]

156. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has consulted with the ESB in relation to setbacks and corridors for powerlines going through forestry plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13630/25]

1232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the damage done by Storm Éowyn, if timber harvested from private forestry can be sold on a volume rather than a tonnage basis, given much of the timber that fell during the storm will take an extended period of time to be harvested and transported to sawmills, meaning that the weight of the timber will be r…

1233. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct his departmental staff to work in sawmills nationally to measure and verify the volumes of timber being sold to the mills from private forests, thus ensuring that farmers can sell timber that fell during storm Éowyn on a volume- rather than tonnage basis; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

1234. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the price difference of harvesting forests following Storm Éowyn, given that harvesting crews could normally harvest 180 tonnes per day for €15 per tonne but in windblown forests, harvesters are charging upwards of €25 per tonne and only harvesting 60-70 tonnes per day; and …

1235. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the cost of additional diggers and track machines required to harvest windblown forests following Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/25]

1236. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the additional transport costs of transporting timber harvested from windblown forests, given the normal price of transport has increased from €14 per tonne to €20 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/25]

1237. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing an intervention scheme for forestry for windblown forests to ensure that timber that has fallen during Storm Éowyn can be harvested and stored in a timely manner to avoid it decaying on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/25]

1238. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a replanting grant for windblown forests in recognition of the fact that the less-mature timber that fell during Storm Éowyn will now be sold at a lesser price than anticipated by the farmer had the forests fully matured, given that replating is going to be more expensive than usual as additional rehabil…

1288. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation/powers currently in place to prevent the illegal felling of woodlands; what sanctions can be put in place when illegal felling occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12013/25]

348. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when compensation measures will be introduced for farmers whose forestry plantations were badly damaged in storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8916/25]

232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if landowners who have had damage to their forestry as a result of storm Éowyn can apply for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8512/25]

699. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence (details supplied) submitted approximately three to four months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/25]

714. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration could be given to covering the deer fencing grant under the climate resilient reforestation scheme. [7905/25]

715. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the portal for second year applications is opening up for the ash die back scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7964/25]

718. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who enrolled in the ACRES tree belts for ammonia capture from farmyards scheme; the total number of hectares planted under the initiative in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/25]

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;…

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; a…

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]

240. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give further consideration to the appointment of a community representative, or representatives, particularly from the areas worst affected by recent storms and the damage caused by falling trees, to the recently appointed Forestry Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5101/25]

241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures being introduced to ensure the proper maintenance of forests and plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/25]

484. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes he plans to bring forward in the next year in relation to forestry felling licences. [4398/25]

506. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to funding the replacement of trees, planted under his Department's afforestation schemes, with biodiverse, native woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4769/25]

886. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when guidelines and details of grant aid will issue to farmers whose forestry plantations have been damaged by storm Éowyn; if this matter will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3485/25]