520. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients currently receiving afforestation premiums under afforestation schemes from 2005 to date. [27624/25]
Topics / Forestry Sector
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsForestry Sector
319 questions from 48 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
319
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317 written, 2 oral
48
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 14 |
| March 2025 | 12 |
| April 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 27 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 57 |
| April 2026 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| June 2026 | 23 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 30 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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521. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of hectares of forestry, per forest types 1 to 10, under the afforestation scheme. [27625/25]
123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the Government's target for afforestation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/25]
133. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent comments by the Minister of State with responsibility for forestry regarding the planting of trees on peatlands; to clarify whether Government policy has changed; his views on whether forestry should be planted on peatlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/25]
142. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will he clarify that the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 and any future programme will not include afforestation on deep peatlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25623/25]
144. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on allowing forestry on peatlands despite the environmental impacts of doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25494/25]
726. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of forest owners who have had trees prematurely felled due to weather or other external circumstances and now face losing their annual forestry premiums as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25461/25]
727. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is reviewing the policy around the loss of annual forestry grants in cases where forests are prematurely knocked down through no fault of the landowner; and if supports or exceptions will be introduced in such cases. [25462/25]
728. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the economic impact on forest owners whose felled timber has been lying for extended periods and has now significantly depreciated in value; and if there are any supports planned to mitigate the financial loss associated with the downgrading of timber to Class B. [25463/25]
729. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to support forest owners who are unable to achieve fair market value for their timber due to premature felling and delays in collection or sale; and if he will outline any plans to provide compensation or grants in such cases. [25464/25]
916. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued in the years 2023 to date, by type, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/25]
917. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land licensed for afforestation in the years 2023 to date, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23216/25]
918. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land afforested in the years 2023 to date, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23217/25]
919. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his targets for forestry licence issuance and new afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23218/25]
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]
374. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processing time for felling licence applications at each stage from submission to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22956/25]
370. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land that would fall under condition 63 of Ireland’s State aid approval letter from the commission in relation to afforestation, that is, sensitive habitats such as peat lands and wetlands, as well as areas of high ecological value including areas under high natural value farming are currently under forestry; th…
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]
312. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide any updates from his Department’s interaction with the Forestry Forum (details supplied); the progress or agreement on the responsibility for safe corridors for electric supply lines through forestry; action points agreed; if there is a plan to assist or compensate forestry owners who have seen devasting damage done…
320. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in establishing a compensation package for farmers whose plantations were damaged due to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22009/25]
321. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement to replant land where plantations were badly damaged due to Storm Éowyn will be reviewed, taking into account that some of these areas are not suitable for plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/25]
1677. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received to date in 2025 for the ash dieback scheme, what moneys have been paid to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18674/25]
1681. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the impact of recent storm damage on private forestry plantations (details supplied); the support schemes or compensation options that are available or under consideration for affected landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18860/25]
1688. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if afforestation plantations, specifically sitka spruce trees will be allowed on land that comes under the good agricultural environmental condition 2 (GAEC 2) standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/25]
1710. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 February 2025, if he will provide an update in relation to the assessment of damage to Irish forests from storms Darragh and Éowyn and the deliberations that have taken place regarding support for affected landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/25]