Forestry Sector

591. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new forestry reconstitution scheme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73677/25]

275. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason registered foresters are no longer allowed individual webcam access at his Department's webinars (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70498/25]

743. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted in Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70124/25]

744. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the level of funding provided to Crann and any other organisation which promote the planting of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70125/25]

745. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the national afforestation programme; the number of trees planted in Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70126/25]

746. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the national forestation programme, if any assessment is made of the quality of land before an agreement is made with a farmer to plant trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70127/25]

747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the species of trees planted under the national afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70128/25]

448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the forestry grants and funding schemes that are currently open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67290/25]

99. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a dedicated support scheme to address the significant and ongoing losses experienced by the forestry sector as a result of recent storms; the expected timeline for the development and implementation of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66951/25]

115. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase afforestation rates and diversification of forest plantations to reach its afforestation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66275/25]

159. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to set specific annual targets for diversification of Ireland's forest estate away from the monocultural sitka plantations and towards the restoration of native and broadleaf forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66274/25]

167. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to combat the impact of poorly managed forestry on flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66486/25]

525. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of prime agricultural land being sold for forestry to foreign investment firms, such as a company (details supplied) in coalition with Coillte. [64716/25]

847. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that registered foresters are no longer allowed individual webcam access at his Department's webinars (details supplied); if he will ensure webcams can be used in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62758/25]

851. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further funding will be made available in 2026 and 2027 for module 2 of the innovative forest technology scheme - investment aid for the development of the forest tree nursery sector. [63148/25]

852. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to including the investment aid for the development of the forest tree nursery sector scheme within the next Forestry Programme. [63149/25]

802. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation still exists or has it been replaced by another name/organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61443/25]

1394. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that will be taken in relation to the felling of many acres of mature native trees in Cork recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59225/25]

1402. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard the development of a national framework for carbon farming, if Irish forest owners will see direct benefits from the sequestration they facilitate through growing trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57814/25]

1404. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard the development of a national framework for carbon farming, if consideration has been given to the implementation of a general methodology, as suggested by some operating in the industry, based on data regarding specific tree species, soil type and forest age has been considered, one whereby individual fo…

1406. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation and regulatory requirements in place with regard to the prevention of the importation of invasive insects, such as the bark beetle and infectious diseases, that pose a threat to Irish forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57819/25]

1432. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the destruction of up to 30 acres of mature forestry in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58595/25]

1455. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to amend legislation and regulations in relation to forestry taking into account the widespread concerns of communities regarding power outages which have occurred as a direct result of trees falling on power lines and telecommunication lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59849…

1456. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he proposes to implement to ensure that forestry plantations are properly maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59850/25]

650. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the circumstances in which farmers are required to apply for tree felling licenses, screening and consent from his Department; whether licenses, screening or consent has ever been issued by his Department retrospectively; and to outline the consequences for failures to comply with regulations. [56802/25]