To Whom it May Concern
The Laois-Offaly Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust wishes to state its opposition to the proposed amendments to the Draft Agricultural Bill. We ask for the Minister to abandon the current draft bill as any move to limit the public's say in matters effecting communities, flooding and the wider environment is wholly unacceptable!
Urgent reform is required within the Irish forestry sector and making it easier to rush through bad forestry schemes is not in the interest of Irish people.
Yours sincerely
To Whom it Concerns, As Nursery Manager for None So Hardy Nurseries I wish to state my full support for the proposed amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, to Align the Forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes. I have been involved in the nursery business for 30 years and I can safely say I have never seen as big a threat not only to our business but to the entire industry. It is clear to all concerned that the current licencing system is unfit for purpose, it is also clear that the current Forest Appeals Committee is not fit for purpose. Currently None So Hardy employ up to 85 people and we supply up to 90% of the planting stock for the Afforestation programme. We currently have sufficient stock for the 20/21 planting season, the 21/22 planting season and the 22/23 planting season, If the current stalemate is allowed to continue we will be forced to destroy millions of trees and close our business. Without our nursery there is no plant supply for the proposed afforestation programme of 8,000 Ha/ annum, there is no plant supply for our Native woodlands Scheme and we will completely fail in our Carbon Sequestration commitments. Yours sincerely John Kavanagh. o whom it may concern,
Dunne's Sawmills is a business in South Tipperary that supplies a range of timber products to our farming and construction based customers. Recently it has become more and more difficult to source material from forests and products from the bigger sawmills around the country due to the backlog of felling licences caused by serial objectors.
This is an email expressing our support for the Agricultural Appeals Amendment
Bill 2020 for the following reasons;
Head 3
The proposal for the Chairperson of the FAC to issue an annual report is welcome. A key focus of the report should be on a time scale for a decision on all appeals.
It is critical that appeals should be processed within 60 days from the date of submission. In 2018 40% of appeals took over 53 weeks to determine (Mac
Kinnon November 2019). This is completely unacceptable. Sufficient staffing and a strict time scale are required to ensure an efficient and credible appeals system.
Head 4
The introduction of a deputy chairperson is welcome. The FAC being able to sit in divisions of itself without the need for a Chairperson will result in a greater throughput of appeals and with an overall improvement in the time scale for a decision.
The ability of the minister to deputize ordinary members of the Forestry
Appeals Committee is welcome and should result in greater efficiency.
The FAC needs sufficient staff to deal with the level of appeals being received. The staffing should be at a level to allow an appeal to be processed in 60 days.
The introduction of a fee for a person to make an appeal is essential to operate an efficient appeals system.
Head 5
The proposal to introduce fees is welcome. It is essential that fees cover a submission – the initial consultation period when a license application is submitted to the DAFM and also an appeal – the consultation period following the issuing of a license.
The fees structure should be in line with the planning process.
We welcome the amendment where the Chairperson of the FAC can decide based on the merits of the case submitted to determine an appeal without an oral hearing. This will greatly improve the timescale to a decision and improve the overall efficiency of the FAC.
Dunne's Sawmills welcomes the amendment for the issuing of ministerial directives to the FAC. I'm making a submission in opposition to the proposed draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendement) Bill 2020 for the reasons outlined below: a) The Bill, in part, seeks to limit by way of definition of the term 'relevant person' the right to appeal decisions of the Minister or officer of the Minister. b) The Bill, in part, seeks to define 'environmental body' by the time period of which the organisation has been in existence.
The forestry application process, similar to other application processes to government bodies in Ireland, has resulted in many failures including badly sited forestry and lack of diversity.
The Mackinnon reports states that there has been a rise in the number of submissions on afforestation applications and while this is true the number of applications has also increased so that the ratio of submissions to applications has shown little change over the last three years: 2017: Submissions to Applications: 2:1 2018: Submissions to Applications: 2.78:1 2019: Submissions to Applications: 2: 1
The report highlights many failings in the application process, the pre-consultation process and the confidence/training/scientific knowledge of the inspectors. If these areas were addressed adequately and the process became more balanced in its approach it would likely result in a reduction in the number of submissions to applications. However until this competence is established there should be no limitation to the definition of relevant person or environmental body.
Additionally by trying to define 'relevant person' in terms of proximity (adjacent) to the land to which the application relates, may eliminate persons where projects can impact hydrologically miles downstream or where there may be cumulative impacts from projects which do not arise directly from an adjacent/proximity influence but nevertheless will have an impact.
Please review the forestry process instead of limiting the rights and affordability of access to appeal & justice.
Kelly Barna and Barna Buildings
Good afternoon,
I am Managing Director of Kelly Barna and Barna Buildings that are involved in the manufacture of garden sheds and garden buildings to the Irish market and Northern Ireland. We have contracts with both Woodies and B&Q and are currently the largest manufacturer of sheds in Ireland.
I am concerned at recent reports about the backlogs in the State’s forestry licensing and appeals system. This risks pushing the timber industry into crisis, endangering jobs in our industry. This will directly impact on our business and the livelihoods of our 30 employees. If we cannot get supply of timber then we will not be able to keep our contracts with B&Q and Woodies and they will just import sheds from the UK and we will go out of business.
I understand that there are long delays to licenses caused by the FAC. At the current run rate, it will take 18 months to clear the backlog of licenses with the FAC. It is clear that the FAC simply cannot cope with the workload. The changes to the legislation included in the draft bill should help this situation providing the FAC is adequately and quickly resourced. It is vital that the FAC is reformed to make it fit for purpose.
In summary, I would like my support of the draft legislation to be noted.
Regards,
27th August 2020
Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
SUBMISSION TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION
SUBMISSION MADE TO: [email protected]
H HARKIN PLANT HIRE LTD
SUBMISSION FROM: H HARKIN PLANT HIRE LTD CARRICK DERRYBEG LETTERKENNY CO DONEGAL PH 087 2538258 /2203384 [email protected] Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 August 2020
1. Managed Forestry in Ireland
Managed forestry is a fast growing, green industry which provides rural jobs, contributes to climate action, facilitates tourism and recreation and produces technologically advanced timber and biofuel products. The industry, which is managed to the highest European standards, makes a €2.3 billion contribution to the Irish economy and supports 12,000 jobs. H Harkin Plant Hire Ltd is proud to be delivering and growing quality jobs, especially in our rural communities. We provide 28 jobs in Co Donegal making a significant contribution to both direct and indirect employment and the local economy.
Forestry has the potential to significantly contribute to Ireland’s obligations to mitigate climate change and provides valuable habitats for biodiversity and nature, along with important ecosystem services such as water quality and flood protection.
The formation of a new government, together with an important and ambitious Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, paves the way for policy formation, legislation and change. We will always seek to engage positively with Government into the future and we note in particular that forestry can play an important role across so many of the objectives laid out in the Programme for Government.
2. Current crisis
At present, the forestry industry is at crisis point.
Since the introduction of new forestry licensing procedures in 2019, the processing and issuing of forestry licences have been seriously impacted.
There has been widespread disruption across the forestry sector. Currently, felling license approvals are only at 20% of the required rate; consequently, the industry is being starved of the necessary timber supplies. The potential impact is severe, both financially and with respect to jobs as sawmills will run out of timber within months unless the current impasse is resolved. The severity of the situation is underscored even further when the impact of Covid-
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19 is considered as unemployment soars nationally and the numbers on the Live Register remain high here in CO DONEGAL.
Another central part of the licensing process, the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) has caused significant difficulties. At present, there are approximately over 400 outstanding projects appealed but not yet processed – these appeals impact planting, felling and road building. Since the start of the year, the FAC has only processed an average of circa 25 projects per month. At the present rate at which appeals are being processed, it will take 16 months to clear the backlog. However, the rate of new appeals continues to grow and is actually far greater than the rate at which they are being processed - leading to an ever increasing backlog. In one day in early August, objectors stalled production of 100,000 cubic metres of timber - enough timber to build 5,000 homes. It is also worth noting that the vast majority of appeals are lodged by a small handful of individuals and target forest policy generally rather than any specific project.
We believe that these issues can be addressed, and solutions identified but action must be taken now before more jobs are lost rather than created and the true potential of the industry is undermined.
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3. Comments regarding the draft legislation
H Harkin Plant Hire Ltd welcomes the draft legislation and encourages its implementation with additional elements.
• Head 3:
o Annual Report: The proposal regarding the introduction of a yearly report is welcome. A key focus of the report should be on how the FAC performs with respect to the timely delivery of decisions on appeals. Sufficient resources should be put in place to ensure that FAC decisions are delivered within 60 days of appeals being lodged.
• Head 4:
o Chairperson: The introduction of a Deputy Chairperson is welcome; this would negate current difficulties where the Chairperson must be a participant in every appeal.
o FAC Divisions: I welcome the proposal to allow the FAC to meet in divisions and recommend that a division of the FAC should be able to operate without one of the Chairpersons and be compromised of FAC board members only.
o Quorum: A quorum for a committee should be 2 rather than 3, as this is appropriate to the level of complexity of forestry projects and it will allow the statutory timeframe of 2 months to be met.
o Criteria for FAC Membership: The FAC will be able to fully utilise the resources at its disposal by the removal of the requirement for a member of the FAC to be of a specified grade – this is a welcome proposal.
o Resources: The FAC must be adequately resourced and have the appropriate manpower to clear the backlog and reach a point where all appeals are decided upon within 60 days of an appeal being lodged.
o Timeframe for Appeals: As noted above, a decision on all appeals should be issued within 60 days of an appeal being lodged – a statutory timeframe should be put in place for dealing with appeals; an approach already adopted for some housing developments. This additional amendment is of fundamental importance to improving the effectiveness of the forestry appeals legislation.
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o Payment of fees: The proposal regarding an introduction of a fee for appeals is welcome and a key step to ensure the FAC is adequately resourced and brings the process in line with other planning requirements.
o Oral Headings: H HARKIN Plant Hire Ltd supports the proposal regarding the power of the Chairperson(s) to determine whether an oral hearing is required to determine an appeal. The holding of oral hearings has created long and unnecessary delays.
o Ministerial Powers: The proposal for the relevant Minister to retain the stated powers to issue Directives and formulate regulations for the FAC is welcome.
• Additional Measures to those contained in the draft legislation:
o National forestry policy: Terms of reference for the FAC should make note of the obligation of the licensing system and the process for appeals to support national forestry policy. The importance of the forestry sector, the employment it supports throughout Ireland and its €2.3 billion contribution to the national economy have been recognised by successive governments.
o Appeals without sufficient ground: The Chairperson of the FAC should be given powers to reject appeals which are without sufficient ground or merit.
o Site specific appeals: Valid grounds for appeal should be further developed to ensure all appeals are related to a specific site and are not used as a mechanism to object to national forest policy.
o Appeals determination and precedence: The Chairperson of the FAC should establish a firm precedent from existing decisions; this would avoid a situation of hearing repeated appeals that are generic and raise no new issues. If an appeal is upheld or rejected, the FAC should be able to examine its backlog of existing appeals (and new appeals) and summarily issue the same decision on appeals of exactly the same type and same pertinent factors.
o Lodging of appeals: The Minister should establish more rigorous requirements with regard to an application to appeal; that is to say that an appeal should have grounds that relate to an individual licence rather than a group of licences. Evidence for specific appeals should be provided when lodging the appeal and the appellant should be required to state their specific interest in the licence that they are appealing.
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Please see below submission on above Bill from People Before Profit
Firstly, we would like to object to the running of a public consultation on this bill over August, it is universally accepted that consultations run over the summer months and over the Christmas break get much less engagement. It is often the case that developers submit planning applications to coincide with these periods in order to limit the number of objections, it is extremely disappointing to see a government department acting in this fashion.
Public consultations on bills that have multiple references to previous bills should always be accompanied by a full explanatory document outlining the effects as much of the general public would not be used to reading this kind of legislation and therefore would find it difficult to understand the full impact of the changes outlined in the heads of bill.
We also object to the lack of a postal address for submissions.
We believe this bill should be completely abandoned which seeks to limit the appeals system and detrimentally impacts on the independence of the Forestry Appeals Committee.
Instead any bill should focus on improving the quality of licensing decisions by correcting serious issues with legislation governing forestry by providing expertise, resources and relevant data and processes to improve the processing and quality of decisions, and appeals.
There is much work to be done with regards to Forestry in Ireland and the department should really focus on a new Forestry programme which recognises community concerns; delivers positively for Ireland’s communities, nature, water, and landscape with real long lasting climate action, along with a new reformed forestry grant system which incentivises delivery of that truly positive and sustainable forestry model for Ireland, supporting rural incomes. o
We completely reject the MacKinnon report. It is no sound basis for action, given its narrow scope, overall approach and inadequate consideration of Ireland’s obligation to comply with EU and International law.
Richard Boyd Barrett on behalf of People Before Profit
26th August 2020
Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
None So Hardy (forestry) ltd Paulbeg, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow Phone: 05394-29105 Website: www.nonesohardy.ie E-mail: [email protected]
None So Hardy (forestry) ltd is the largest nursery and grower of forestry plants in Ireland, producing over 90% of the young plants needed each year to achieve the Governments afforestation targets. The company is 35 years in business and through its development have created and are currently maintaining 85 rural jobs in the south east.
The nursery is the bedrock of the forest industry and through its plant supply plays a key role in contributing to Irelands obligations to mitigate climate change. Our young trees also provide valuable habitats for biodiversity and nature, along with important ecosystem services such as water quality and flood protection.
At present, the forestry industry is at crisis point.
{Crisis}
The current licensing system within DAFM is not fit for purpose, filled with administrative barriers and procedural problems which do not exist in other European countries. Forestry licenses experience excessive delays in obtaining permission to plant, with many of the delayed decisions then being appealed without any justification, referring them to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). These appeals are logged by a minority of third parties, who are objecting to forestry policy and not the detail of specific forestry projects. It will take 16 months for the FAC to clear the existing backlog of objections which are also increasing at an alarming rate.
{Nursery}
The current system is having a detrimental impact on the afforestation programme and our nursery.
In 2017, None So Hardy nurseries pitched production in accordance with the programme for government afforestation target of 8,200 hectares for 2020. Actual planting this year will be below 2,500 hectares, leaving millions of our young plants which take three years to produce, surplus to requirements. The nursery cannot withstand this level of losses and without decisive political intervention the nurseries will not survive. Not alone will this see the loss of 85 rural jobs in the south east, but it will see the end of a forest nursery culture in Ireland which has taken over 35 years to develop, which cannot be replaced.
This will also mean that all Government afforestation and climate action targets for the future will also be lost, as without the nurseries there will be no planting and no further supply of plants.
Without an amendment to the current legislation, our nursery has no future.
Legislation All proposed legislation amendments around the FAC are welcomed, particularly the introduction of a deputy chairperson, FAC divisional meetings, and a statutory timeframe on decisions of 60 days from when appeals are lodged. The introduction of a yearly report around the FAC performance is also welcomed.
More crucially, the introduction of a fee for appeals is a key step to ensure forestry is brought in line with other planning systems and no longer subject to abuse.
Additional None So Hardy (forestry) would also support further amendments such as the Chairperson of the FAC to reject appeals which are without sufficient ground or merit and not related to a specific site.
The FAC should also be able to make decisions on existing and new generic type appeals.
{Conclusion} The Governments climate action target of 8,000 hectares of afforestation annually is being completely compromised by the governments own administration.
Failure to address this issue to date has put at risk the 12,000 jobs currently in the industry, at a time when additional employment should have been created in the sector.
In repeatedly missing afforestation targets, the government is failing to capture hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, calculated at 8.4 tonne per hectare per annum.
In 2020 alone, falling short by a staggering 6,000 hectares will fail to lock in an additional 50,000 tonnes of c02, which would have been absorbed each year had our afforestation target been achieved.
The national interest is not being served – it’s time to act.
Friday August 28 2020 A chara,
We call on Minister Hackett to abandon her proposed Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Feasta recognises the economic precarity of the Irish forestry sector at present, including the potential closure of mills[1] with a risk of extensive job losses and the financial and even existential threat to nurseries, some of which have apparently been obliged in recent weeks to destroy up to a million broadleaf saplings[2] because of an inability for customers to acquire the permission to plant them. Many others involved in forestry are directly impacted by the very significant delays, and landowners are reluctant in these circumstances to apply for new forestry projects.
These are clearly serious issues; however, this proposed amendment is not a viable solution to them and risks making the situation far worse, as it undermines the vital ability of concerned citizens and organisations to point out valid ecological concerns.
In the medium to long run, an environmentally damaging forestry sector will not only sabotage itself severely, it will also considerably harm Ireland’s broader economy.
We therefore ask Minister Hackett and her colleagues to abandon this proposed Bill and instead prioritise improving the quality of licensing decisions by: a) Correcting serious issues with legislation governing forestry. b) Addressing flaws and issues with the licencing system. Our understanding is that this system is severely under-resourced in Ireland. Instead of trying to overcome the economic problems that forestry faces by limiting the ability of individual citizens, groups and eNGOs to make valid objections to proposed forestry projects, it would be vastly preferable to rapidly and substantially increase the resources available for providing ecological expertise and relevant data, so as to improve the processing and quality of decisions and appeals. c) Focusing on a new Forestry programme which builds in a substantial level of community participation throughout the planning and licensing process, in line with the Aarhus Convention; delivers positively for Ireland’s communities, nature, water, and landscape with real long lasting climate action; and includes a reformed forestry grant system which incentivises delivery of that truly positive and sustainable forestry model for Ireland, supporting rural incomes. We note that a reformed grant system has been promised in the Programme for Government, and look forward to its speedy implementation along the lines mentioned here.
4). Undertaking a study of other countries’ forestry licensing protocols in order to identify the best existing practices which could potentially be adapted to the Irish context. The McKinnon report has an overly narrow focus with an insufficient emphasis on biodiversity, so it does not provide an appropriate model.
Furthermore, we wish to record our objection to Minister Hackett’s approach to consultation on the bill: it is being run over the traditional August holiday period; there is poor publicity; no postal address is provided for submissions, which disenfranchises those who cannot submit input via email. It is also a serious failure that there is no provision of consolidated versions of the underlying legislation, which would make clear the effects of the proposed changes in a way that the general public could easily understand. Thank you for your attention.
References [1] https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/red-tape-logjam-creates-fear- forirish- timber-supply-1.4294745 [2] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/a-million-trees-including-400-000-oaksto- be-destroyed-this-week-1.4330474 We at Harpur Transport support the bill
We at Irish Pallet Systems Ltd would like too fully support the Agricultural Appeals ( Amendment ) Bill 2020, the details of which can be found on agriculture.gov.ie. This is extremely important to the sustainability of a very important industry in Ireland, that supports thousands of jobs, directly and indirectly. We as a timber pallet manufacturer supplying a broad range of blue chip exporting companies in Ireland and N Ireland , cannot emphasise the importance, the steady supply of timber from Irish sawmills has on our operations. If we were to let any of these companies down , that would have a devastating effect on their ability to ship their goods in a timely manner round the globe.
The problems at present are :
• There are long delays to licences caused by the FAC • The FAC cannot cope with the workload • This is hindering forestry activity and damaging the industry • It is vital that the FAC is reformed to make it fit for purpose • You support the proposed changes • People livelihoods are at stake here.
To: Dept of Agriculture:
Ref: Submission on Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Dear Sir/Madam,
The proposed bill, together with contained amendments, is not in compliance with the following:
1. The Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC)
2. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (Council Directive 2011/92/EU)
3. Strategic Environmental (SEA) Directive (Council Directive 2001/42/EC)
4. The Aarhus Convention (concerning access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making, and access to justice on environmental matters).
Yours sincerely,
Padraig O’Reilly
On behalf of NEPPC
Our company is one of the largest independent building material distribution companies on the Island of Ireland and as a representative of our company, I am writing this email to support the amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes.
From our perspective, we are seeing real issues on the ground as a result of the current backlogged situation. The cost of construction and building homes has risen significantly over a very short period and the dramatically reduced availability of timber will also slow down the remaining projects that do go ahead.
In our view, It is essential that the Bill ensures that only those with a reasonable interest should have a right to object and/or appeal a decision and that any objections/appeals are then considered in a very timely basis by the Department. Furthermore, a clear basis should be required for all objections/appeals and this requirement along with the introduction of a fee to object/appeal, would also help improve the quality of any objections/appeals lodged.
For the above reasons, we hope that our views are taken on board and that the proposed bill addresses the current serious and unsustainable situation.
Yours sincerely,
John MacNamara On behalf of McMahons Builders Providers
26th August 2020
Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
None So Hardy (forestry) ltd Paulbeg, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow Phone: 05394-29105 Website: www.nonesohardy.ie E-mail: [email protected]
None So Hardy (forestry) ltd is the largest nursery and grower of forestry plants in Ireland, producing over 90% of the young plants needed each year to achieve the Governments afforestation targets. The company is 35 years in business and through its development have created and are currently maintaining 85 rural jobs in the south east.
The nursery is the bedrock of the forest industry and through its plant supply plays a key role in contributing to Irelands obligations to mitigate climate change. Our young trees also provide valuable habitats for biodiversity and nature, along with important ecosystem services such as water quality and flood protection.
At present, the forestry industry is at crisis point.
{Crisis}
The current licensing system within DAFM is not fit for purpose, filled with administrative barriers and procedural problems which do not exist in other European countries. Forestry licenses experience excessive delays in obtaining permission to plant, with many of the delayed decisions then being appealed without any justification, referring them to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). These appeals are logged by a minority of third parties, who are objecting to forestry policy and not the detail of specific forestry projects. It will take 16 months for the FAC to clear the existing backlog of objections which are also increasing at an alarming rate.
{Nursery}
The current system is having a detrimental impact on the afforestation programme and our nursery.
In 2017, None So Hardy nurseries pitched production in accordance with the programme for government afforestation target of 8,200 hectares for 2020. Actual planting this year will be below 2,500 hectares, leaving millions of our young plants which take three years to produce, surplus to requirements. The nursery cannot withstand this level of losses and without decisive political intervention the nurseries will not survive. Not alone will this see the loss of 85 rural jobs in the south east, but it will see the end of a forest nursery culture in Ireland which has taken over 35 years to develop, which cannot be replaced.
This will also mean that all Government afforestation and climate action targets for the future will also be lost, as without the nurseries there will be no planting and no further supply of plants.
Without an amendment to the current legislation, our nursery has no future.
Legislation All proposed legislation amendments around the FAC are welcomed, particularly the introduction of a deputy chairperson, FAC divisional meetings, and a statutory timeframe on decisions of 60 days from when appeals are lodged. The introduction of a yearly report around the FAC performance is also welcomed.
More crucially, the introduction of a fee for appeals is a key step to ensure forestry is brought in line with other planning systems and no longer subject to abuse.
Additional None So Hardy (forestry) would also support further amendments such as the Chairperson of the FAC to reject appeals which are without sufficient ground or merit and not related to a specific site.
The FAC should also be able to make decisions on existing and new generic type appeals.
{Conclusion} The Governments climate action target of 8,000 hectares of afforestation annually is being completely compromised by the governments own administration.
Failure to address this issue to date has put at risk the 12,000 jobs currently in the industry, at a time when additional employment should have been created in the sector.
In repeatedly missing afforestation targets, the government is failing to capture hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, calculated at 8.4 tonne per hectare per annum.
In 2020 alone, falling short by a staggering 6,000 hectares will fail to lock in an additional 50,000 tonnes of c02, which would have been absorbed each year had our afforestation target been achieved.
The national interest is not being served – it’s time to act.
Dear Pippa Hackett
Our group were frankly aghast having read the consultation paper! This is assuredly antidemocratic, and plays directly into the hands of businesses with vested interest in cutting out the critical input from other parties with a genuine need to be consulted. Many of these will NOT have a vested interest in the particular application, but be concerned with the bigger picture of what is right for Ireland and the land in question, at a time when the public is becoming more aware of the impacts of loss of biodiversity.
We therefore call upon you to: * Discard this bill which limits appeals and introduces obstacles for groups to do so. * Initiate a new forestry programme that acknowledges concerns expressed by environmental groups, which are based on sound science, and by communities affected by forestry developments. * Introduce a system to tackle longstanding issues with forestry decisions and ensure that there is no 'rubber stamping' of applications without proper scrutiny. * Reform the forestry grants system. It must incentivise the consideration of environmental issues as a priority, which is where the input of those organisations and community groups that this bill seeks to exclude are most important.
Government funds - taxpayers' money - should STOP going to any development that does not take climate change and loss of biodiversity into account (sitka spruce, for example, is one of the poorest at absorbing carbon dioxide and is virtually useless to Ireland's wildlife. Yes we need it as a crop, but it MUST be balanced by the planting of native trees). This bill will not contribute to improvements or to ensuring value for money.
This country needs to change how it does forestry. There is plenty of good science to tell us how - and this is NOT the way to begin!
Chris Betts (Mrs) Secretary, Tramore Eco Group
Linkage Partnership
Attn Secretary General , Dept of Agriculture Ref the proposed Forestry Bill 2020
Currently , the forestry appeals system is blocking timber supply and threatening the supply of pallets which is an essential support product in Irelands export industry . Last year 90% exported goods were on Irish-made pallets and using wooden crates/packaging.
However, pallet supply is threatened by a shortage of Irish timber caused by delays to felling licences. This affects all manufacturing sectors such as food and drink, pharma, medical devices, tech, construction, engineering, etc. The current legislative system is hindering forestry activity and is damage to the industry, increasing costs to exporters and disrupting their supply chains . In a year when people livelihoods are being severely affected by the Covid -19 pandemic , it is essential that the legislative changes in the Proposed Bill are approved and enacted will all haste .
Hence, I and my colleagues at the Linkage-Partnership who provide consultancy services to exporters from our offices in Dublin and the Netherlands wish to state that we support the legislative changes proposed in the Forestry Bill 2020.
TIMCON
Dear Sirs
I Stuart Hex, Scretary General of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON), wish to make the following submission regarding the recently drafted amendments to the Agricultural Appeals Act 2001.
I wish to state that I fully support these amendments which need to be implemented urgently and in full.
I am making this submission as I work in the forestry/timber packaging sector and understand how important these amendments are to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes and to improve the overall efficiency of this system.
The importance of the pallet has often been overlooked in its importance to supply chains globally. It is estimated that over 90% of all goods globally are shipped on a pallet. This means that more than 90% of critical products - food & drinks, medicine, medical equipment, all products that are needed more than ever during a pandemic, are shipped on a pallet. The consequences of a breakdown in the supply chain, particularly during a crisis, are unthinkable.
It is important for you to understand the impact of a breakdown of pallet production could have globally. Ireland is home to 10 of the world’s top 10 Pharmaceutical companies and 14 of the top 15 medical Technology companies. In 2019 Ireland Food exports reached a record €13 billion. In 2014 Ireland was the 7th largest exporter of medicinal & pharmaceutical products in the world, with over €39 billion of exports. Keeping all of these products moving on pallets, without interruption is hugely important in the current
Continuing supply of timber now and in the future is crucial to our industry and economy, in which our members play a significant part. The current unacceptable felling licence crisis poses a serious threat across a swathe of industries, and to the availability of essential consumer goods, which is why we are supporting this Bill and urge you to fix this crisis. Time is running out.
Kind regards Stuart Hex Secretary General TIMCON
Shaw Pallet Ltd
Dear Sirs,
Please find enclosed by submission under the above public consultation process.
Regards
Mike Dragicevic Finance Director Shaw Pallet Limited
T: 01484-848400 | F: 01484-848410 | W: shawpallet.com
Registered Office: Shaw Pallet Limited - Bridge Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield - HD7 5JN - UK. UK Registered Company No: 1150422
Shaw Pallet Limited
Dear Sirs,
Please find enclosed by submission under the above public consultation process.
Regards
J Michael Coupland Sales Director Shaw Pallet Limited
Minister Hackett,
Please find attached a submission in response to the Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amended) Bill 2020 as part of the public consultation process.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely, Members of Futureproof Clare.
Dear Minister Hackett, This is a submission in response to the Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Public Consultation, for which a short timeframe was afforded during the traditional Dáil recess. This is a repeat of the situation surrounding and content of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019 and its public consultation process in which the government plainly tries to restrict the right to public consultation and the right to defend their environment. The departments focus should be on protecting existing habitats and creating a natural defence against climate breakdown. The Bill unjustly uses the concept of a ‘relevant person’, where in order to be eligible to appeal, an individual must have commented on the initial forestry application process, or live adjacent to the proposed site. The Bill also attempts to grant the minister powers to further restrict what organisations qualify, based on, among other things, length of time in existence, which is much longer than any planning application/ licensing process. The Bill will never provide a just system of appeals which are based on local knowledge and environmental concerns; it favours only the forestry companies. In addition that, the new fees for appeals that are proposed, could have very serious impacts on local community groups who find themselves faced with extensive afforestation in their local areas. It would likely lead to removing their right to appeal, limiting their access to justice. We ask you instead to: Put the creation of a new forestry programme that recognises community and environmental concerns. From the graph below we can see that Ireland has a distressingly small amount of woodlands. The overall level of forest cover in Ireland is drastically low at 10.5 per cent compared to the EU average of 33.5 per cent. Some 14,000 hectares of land is covered by 34.5 million Sitka spruce trees, covering about half of agricultural land in Ireland. The Irish forestry industry has been incentivised to plant monocultures of conifer (85%) plantations and this has been identified as one of the principle sources of water pollution. According to the sixth report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) published by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in 2019, ‘Forestry has also had an impact on biodiversity with 85% of commercial forest being comprised of a monoculture of fast-growing coniferous species of low biodiversity value.’ They confirm that 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, with an associated decline in Ireland’s most sensitive aquatic species such as salmon. Clear felling of coniferous forests threatens the freshwater pearl mussel and results in acidification of rivers and lakes. They also clarify that more than 90 per cent of protected habitats are classified as being of “unfavourable conservation status”. ‘The factors contributing to the declines include agriculture, forestry and aquaculture, and the ambitious growth targets set for these sectors by the Foodwise 2025 strategy, in combination with the lack of sufficient environmental safeguards’ NPWS. For a country with such a large area to inhabitant ratio one can see from the Natura 2000 map below how little of the country is afforded protection and how much potential there is for habitat regeneration. This is not the time to reduce the ability of concerned people and NGOs to fight against further malpractice and resulting biodiversity loss. Ireland has agreed to achieve the 20 Aichi Targets in the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. One of these targets (7) is: By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity. To quote the NPWS summary of their 2019 report on Ireland’s efforts to reach these goals, ‘progress is partially effective’ and ‘progress is at an insufficient rate’. This surely calls for a complete overhaul of current practices in agriculture, aquaculture and forestry and related subsidy schemes within these sectors which are currently damaging our environment. It is specifically the systematic use of damaging practices, often used in the pursuit of ambitious growth targets, which cause the need for appeals, it is not a blanket attack on agriculture, forestry and aquaculture. The best outcome being a sustainable balance, where a healthy ecosystem is given equal importance to the crops and livestock produced in it. • Reform the forestry grants system so that it incentivises delivery of a new positive forestry model. One cannot call a monoculture Sitka plantation a forest. It is simply planting a crop to be clearfelled at the first opportunity, which in fact causes much more damage than good throughout its short life span often due to the way it is managed. ‘The clearfell does not comply with the basic principles of sustainable forest management. [As with many of the sites reported on,] This site has under gone extreme ecological disturbance, both the fragile soil and subsoil has been exposed - erosion and subsequent sedimentation and nutrient enrichment of aquatic ecosystems is inevitable.’ - FIE Report - ‘Clearfelling: The environmental consequences.’ Example of brutality and disregard for forestry best practice guidelines, Kenmare – Kilgarvin – Killarney/Cork N20 junction. FIE Report - ‘Clearfelling: The environmental consequences.’ Soil erosion and nutrient enrichment of water. FIE Report - ‘Clearfelling: The environmental consequences.’ Interestingly the EU law states that polluters should be responsible for their actions ‘pursuant to Article 130r (2) of the Treaty, Community policy on the environment is based on the precautionary principle and on the principle that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay;’ 1 An actual forest, one which the new model should resemble, should be something heaving with life, a haven for flora and fauna and humans alike. It should be form an integral part of our ecosystems, filtering air and water, building up nutrients in the soil and providing a microclimate while helping to balance global climate conditions. If the government is at all serious about reinstating a healthy environment through the planting of 440m trees by 2040, the current non-native, monoculture forestry model cannot play any part in achieving this goal. The government’s commitment to ensure ‘Coillte’s remit supports the delivery of climate change commitments and the protection of biodiversity.’ must begin with a radical overhaul of their practices. ‘The retention of the commercial forests of Coillte in public ownership’ is the perfect opportunity to phase out all monoculture coniferous plantations, which are currently open to the public, and quite quickly create huge areas of richly populated protected land which can actually be safely enjoyed by the public. FIE Report - ‘Clearfelling: The environmental consequences.’ Support should instead be provided for all scale of planting with longterm protection and healthy ecosystems at the forefront using local knowledge to determine how it should be implemented, from tree lined streets in towns and villages to large scale native public forests. New and existing native trees, copses, hedgerows and forests must be provided with stronger protection. They must become an integral part of Irish landscapes once more and be given importance in our townscapes. It might also be noted that some experts have suggested that natural rewilding can be more effective than planting, this is a method that requires the least amount of effort and could form part of the methodology going forward (rerouting some of the €94m a year spent on forestry grants.) The programme for government promises to ‘Actively promote and support farm forestry/rewilding options that do not impact on agricultural production and support biodiversity and habitat creation. We will incentivise, the option of small-scale (e.g. one hectare) forestry/rewilding.’ and to ‘Engage with local authorities and local communities in a radical expansion of urban tree planting and neighbourhood and community forests.’ Land needs to be made available where this is allowed to happen and again protection is vital and can be provided as has been given to commercial forests in the past. This can be funded by companies and developers that should be obligated, more so than encouraged, to improve the surroundings of their projects for community and the environment for the long term. Programme for government states that they will ‘Encourage the private sector to meet corporate social responsibility or sustainability objectives by investing in native woodlands, building on the Woodland Environmental Fund.’ They should be much stronger in their demands on the private sector, provided it is matched with equal efforts in the public sector. The Programme for Government promises to ‘Promote planting of ‘protection forests’ along rivers and lakes to protect water quality and assist in managing flood risks. This could be much more ambitious, even larger networks of protected forests, copses and hedgerows could provide much needed corridors and habitats for wildlife and create an overall strong network of ecosystem. It is not necessary to wait for the EU to demand protection of our forests, Ireland can protect its own woodlands and get to work to create a living network for its wildlife and its people. OSI map of Ireland’s Ancient and Long Established Woodlands. Nationally designated sites (CDDA) in Europe. The EU acknowledges that ‘Green infrastructure planning is a successfully tested tool to provide environmental, economic and social benefits through natural solutions. In many cases, it can reduce dependence on 'grey' infrastructure that can be damaging to the environment and biodiversity, and often more expensive to build and maintain.’ Natura 2000 sites in Ireland and in central Europe, to the same scale. Prioritise improving the quality of licensing decisions by addressing longstanding and well recognised failures in the system, and by correctly applying environmental legislation. The quality of the licensing system, the failures that result due to the methods and intensity of the current forestry model and the insufficient environmental protection and monitoring are a direct cause of the substantial amounts of appeals against forestry. Currently an Environmental Impact Statement is only required for quite large scale proposals, namely; ( a ) The use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes, where the area involved would be greater than 100 hectares. (1 square kilometre) ( c ) (i) Initial afforestation, where the area involved would be greater than 200 hectares [2 square kolometers]; the replacement of broadleaf high forest by conifer species, where the area involved would be greater than 10 hectares. This could be regarded as quite a large development and when adjoining forestry follow on the impact of these together is more than likely not accounted for. 14,000 hectares of land is covered by 34.5 million Sitka spruce trees and this is clearly having an environmental impact on the quality of water in Ireland and on natural habitats. If it is shown that the forestry model has a negative effect on the ecosystem, should the threshold for scrutiny on the basis of environmental impacts not be lower? Is there a need for increased monitoring of methodology during the whole lifespan of the plantation. The Environmental Impact Statements should highlight risks of impact on human beings, flora and fauna, soils, water, air, climate, landscape and material assets must be flagging the same issues that are found to be caused by the monoculture ‘forests’ and should lead to the rejection of applications for similar proposals. As this does not seem to be the case, it is clear that the right for individuals and NGOs to appeal licences for afforestation must be protected. Reject the MacKinnon report, which was commissioned to help speed up the forestry licensing system. It is the basis for the Bill’s proposal to introduce fees for forestry appeals. A study in Norway shows that ‘Afforestation strongly affects species composition in all functional groups. Generally, some species disappear and others colonize the new habitat. These changes are also affected by the tree species and management regime selected. It is therefore very important to include strategies for conservation of biodiversity in forest planning and management in order to preserve areas that contain special habitat types or rare species.’ 2 ‘Clearfell leads to soil erosion and the leaching of nutrients. These enter watercourses where the excess phosphorous and nitrogen released by the disturbance can lead to eurtrophication of the water bodies and mortalities of aquatic life including protected species.’3 Instead of commissioning a review of the afforestation approval process, to ensure that it is as efficient and effective as possible and meets the needs of all stakeholders possibly it would be more beneficial to look into why appeals are being made against largescale, short-term monoculture afforestation and investigate what improved model of afforestation would have, instead of a damaging effect on biodiversity and water quality, will have a long term benefit to the environment. We urge you again, as a member of The Green Party, to abandon your proposed Bill. ‘The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is responsible for agriculture policy, national and EU schemes in support of agriculture, food, fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and the regulation of those sectors, including animal and plant health and animal welfare.’ This cannot be limited to crop and livestock welfare. While government continues to favour sector growth and financial gains while failing to protect their people, native plants and animals, air and water quality, the right for people to defend them must not be undermined. Yours sincerely,
1 - Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. 2 - Study on the ‘Effects of afforestation on biodiversity’ researched by Asrun Elmarsdottir, Arne Fjellberg, Gudmundur Halldorsson, Maria Ingimarsdottir, Olafur K. Nielsen, Per Nygaard, Edda Sigurdis Oddsdottir and Bjarni D. Sigurdsson. 3 - Report by Friends of the Irish Environment ‘CLEARFELLING: THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES’. Shaw Pallet Ltd
Dear Sirs,
Please find enclosed by submission under the above public consultation process.
Regards
Richard Hey Purchasing and Engineering Manager Shaw Pallet Limited
Dear Minister Hackett,
Thank you for bringing forward the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill. We are concerned that the Bill as currently drafted will restrict access to justice on environmental decision making and ask that you take the following points into consideration when revising the Bill.
1. The public consultation process
The 28 day public consultation period was launched before the August bank holiday and during the Dáil summer recess. Many people are on holidays, as are their local representatives, so they cannot consult them about the Bill. It is noted that there was a similar situation in relation to the Long-Term Strategy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction public consultation during the Christmas period in 2019. We recommend that this consultation be extended and, if other consultations are launched during Dáil recess or traditional holidays periods, the 28 day period for consultation should be extended. In addition, this consultation, along with many others, was difficult to access and not clearly linked on the Department of Agriculture website. Public consultations should be transparent, accessible and encourage public participation in these important decisions, rather than seek to further restrict it. Restricting public participation in this way could be inconsistent with the obligation on Ireland to provide wide access to justice under EU and international law.
2. Appeal fees
The Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill proposes to give the Minister the power to set appeal fees, making appeals more expensive and therefore less accessible, or entirely inaccessible, for people to make appeals. Access to justice in Ireland, compared to other jurisdictions, through public consultation and judicial reviews already requires considerable investment in human and financial resources to amass the legal and institutional knowledge required to engage with this process, and to engage with planning legislation in general. A judge in a 2018 planning case relating to quarries suggested that the Irish planning laws discourage public participation, describing them as “an untidy patchwork confusing almost to the point of being impenetrable to the public” (O’Loughlin, 2018). This means that “expert” knowledge is privileged, and marginalised voices such as local people and communities, who possess the tacit knowledge required to support equitable and environmentally sound decision-making, are sidelined. The government should be working to support access to justice and public participation in decisions which are crucial to our shared future, rather than further restrict it, which the current version of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill will ultimately serve to do. We recommend that section 5 of the Draft Bill be amended such that the Minister is not given the power to charge such fees as he or she may prescribe for an appeal under section 14A(4).
3. Definition of a “relevant person”
This Bill takes steps to narrow the definition of a “relevant person” who can appeal a decision. This is particularly concerning in light of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019, where significant restrictions were proposed to who could appeal a planning decision. These restrictions would prevent Not Here Not Anywhere, for example, from appealing decisions due to constraints like size, organisational structure and finances. It is crucial that the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill does not provide a precedent to further narrow the definition of relevant person. We recommend that section 4 of the Draft Bill is amended such that the definition of a relevant person is not restricted as proposed.
4. Revisit the approach of this bill
The Minister of State for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine should not be trying to curtail public participation in the decision making process but should be reforming the department’s approach to forestry development in Ireland, which leads to objections. As stated above, we are entering a crucial stage in tackling climate change and environmental degradation, along with the transition on how energy is generated and delivered in Ireland. Increasing public participation should play a centre role on how we make the transition.
If you have any queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes,
Aideen on behalf of Not Here Not Anywhere
To Whom it May Concern
Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Public Consultation_Response from Bord na Móna Bord na Móna welcomes this opportunity to make the following submission regarding the recently drafted amendments to the Agricultural Appeals Act 2001. Bord na Móna fully supports these amendments which need to be implemented urgently and in full. Bord na Móna, is making this submission, both in alignment with IrBEA’s position on the proposed Bill, and as Ireland’s foremost generator of renewable electricity from biomass, contributing to Ireland’s Climate Targets, using local supplies of downstream residual biomass volumes, creating jobs in local communities and adding value in the process, while building & safeguarding sustainable jobs in the delivery of dispatchable renewable electricity. Bord na Móna understands how important these amendments are to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes and to improve the overall efficiency of this system from one where significant inefficient and restrictive issues currently prevail.
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Justin Maguire
Bord na Móna Powergen, Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 XR59 Ireland.
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Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Public Consultation
Submission by Donal Magner
Introduction This submission is based on consultation with stakeholders involved in afforestation, The proposed wood mobilisation, timber processing and forestry promotion, mainly through my amendment to the experience as forestry editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, but also as a forester and forest owner. It is clear that the Irish forestry and forest products industry is in Agriculture Appeals serious decline. Annual afforestation is at its lowest since 1947 and there has been a Act, 2001 will help dramatic downturn in wood mobilisation. While the underperformance of the sector cannot be apportioned to any one cause, the widespread unrestricted objections to the sector to return to afforestation and key sustainable forest operations has been a major contributor and a degree of normality has resulted in the spectacular drop in harvesting which is threatening the sector. That 80% of all licence appeals have been orchestrated by two individuals (Appendix and certitude… I) suggests that the licencing system is open to pervasive abuse and is no longer fit for purpose.
The proposed amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001, subject to some alterations, will help the forestry and forest products sector to return to a degree of normality and certitude, which is why I support it and urge its presentation to the Oireachtas as soon as possible.
Background The transition of the Irish forest estate from a State to a private endeavour began as recently as 1986. By 1989, annual planting by private landowners exceeded State afforestation. The National Forestry Inventory 2017 estimates that the area of private forests at 378,358 hectares is almost level with State – mainly Coillte – forests, which cover an area of 391,358 hectares. Today, 23,256 private forest owners – mainly farmers – manage their own forests while the forestry and forest products sector – State and private – is a major job and wealth creator in rural Ireland where virtually all the jobs and enterprises are based. The annual economic contribution of the forestry and forest products sector is now estimated at €2.3 billion.
When the State decreased new planting from 1996 and practically withdrew from afforestation after 2000, farmers and other landowners were expected to take up this role with initially EU support and later on Exchequer support. Unlike State afforestation which comprised 95% commercial coniferous species and 5% broadleaves, private forest owners were expected to achieve a 70:30 conifer- broadleaf ratio which they achieved from the turn of this century until the outbreak of ash dieback in 2012. Private planting is returning to this species mix, albeit in a dramatically reduced afforestation programme.
Need for continuity Some of the private forest owners who established forests from the 1980s are entering second rotations while many have reached the thinning stage. These need the freedom and continuity to chart their own way towards sustainable forest management, subject to adhering to reasonable environmental guidelines.
Producing timber for downstream industries is an essential part of good forest practice. The abuse of the licencing system denies growers the ability to provide a continuous supply of timber. Unfettered third party objections at the production stage do not exist in Europe where the continuous supply of timber is regarded as essential to the bioeconomy and an intrinsic part of sustainable forest management. When there is too much uncertainty attached to forestry as there is at the moment, potential forest owners and other stakeholders withhold investment and involvement Growers need market in afforestation and timber processing. Timber markets are now seriously disrupted continuity just as due to repeated appeals against licences for forest roads, thinnings and final harvest. Contractors and timber processors face shortages of timber which is resulting in short customers of Ireland's time and job losses. Growers need market continuity and certainty just as customers timber processors need of Ireland's timber processors need a continuous supply of timber to fulfil hard-won a continuous supply of domestic and export markets. Otherwise their customers will find alternative suppliers as is currently happening especially in the UK where over 75% of Irish timber and timber timber products are purchased. products to fulfil hard-
Widespread licence appeals are also severely damaging the afforestation programme won domestic and resulting in nurseries destroying surplus plants while forestry companies and farmers export markets. who wish to plant are being deprived of this opportunity due to continuous objections to afforestation regardless of size, location and species content. The annual afforestation programme is likely to be approximately 2,500 hectares this year at a time when the national target is 8,000 hectares.
Current state of appeals The disruption caused throughout the forest cycle is due mainly to repeated serial appeals that have overwhelmed the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). There is a backlog of almost 400 appeals with the FAC adjudicating on an average of 22 every month (Appendix II) while 50 appeals are being made (Appendix I).
Appeals began in 2017, but these have accelerated since early 2019. These have slowed down afforestation licences while serious disruption has been caused to harvesting and wood mobilisation. Forest Industries Ireland (FII) maintain "the current level of felling licence approvals is only 25% of the rate required by the industry". As a result, all monthly Coillte log auctions between November 2019 and June 4th 2020 were cancelled.
Licences issued by the Forest Service are required for planting, roading and felling which the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is unable to deliver within the four month period defined in the Forestry Act 2014, with licences taking up to two years to deliver. This is now being rectified with the recruitment of specialist staff. However, when licences are issued by the Forest Since 14th June 2017, Service, these are appealed and are likely to be with the FAC for a further six over 80% of all 720 months and a possible two-year delay at the current rate of adjudication. licence appeals There is acceptance that licences are required for afforestation and that these contain the names of conform with the Forest Service Code of Best Forest Practice – Ireland. Equally, there is acceptance of the public's right to appeal licences where real concerns are two appellants with voiced about the impact that afforestation may have on the life of the appellant. appeals in all counties in Ireland with the In normal planning procedures, appeals are community based with appellants providing their comments or disapproval of projects on their impact to their exception of Co. immediate environment and their communities. The average size of afforestation Kildare. This trend programmes is 7.5 hectares in Ireland so it is reasonable to assume that appeals would be generated in the locality of these planting projects. The same assumption clearly suggests that applies to licences issued for harvesting and roading projects but this s not the case. licence appeals are
Since the 14th June 2017, over 80% of all 720 licence appeals contain the names of neither community two appellants with their appeals spread throughout every county in Ireland with the based nor objectively exception of Co. Kildare. Having studied appeeals (Appendix I) and FAC findings, the trend clearly suggests that licence appeals are neither community based nor researched… objectively researched, which is why the proposed amendment is important. It will allow appellants to object or comment on a proposed forestry project which is fair on all concerned.
However, the proposed amendment needs to ensure that increased resources are made available to the Forestry Appeals Committee. While outside the remit of this The FAC chair proposal, it is also imperative that the Forestry Act 2014 is amended as it does not cater for the needs of the forestry and forest products sector, especially in relation to should be in a repeat licence applications. position to
Comments and suggestions on the heads of the Draft Agriculture consider appeals Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 based on their
Head 3 validity before Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act This amendment is welcome especially the issuing of regular reports by the going through a chairperson of the Forestry Appeals Committee to the Minister on the activities of hearing. the Committee. However, the six months allocated to present reports is far too long for a committee that can compile information in real time. This time period should be Legitimate grounds reduced to read "…not later than two months….". for appeal should This report should contain not only relevant information on licences upheld and be assessed to cancelled, times taken to issue hearings and other relevant information, but also a request for increased resources if required by the Chairperson. ensure appeals are
It is vital that the chairperson of the Committee should be in a position to consider site related to appeals based on their validity before going through a hearing. Legitimate grounds prevent serial for appeal should be assessed to ensure appeals are site related to prevent serial objections. For example a one-acre native woodland site in Co. Leitrim was appealed objections. because it would impact negatively on a Natura 2000 site. This appeal was rejected because the native alder and birch site "would have no significant effect on water". That a site of this scale had to undergo a desk and field study and 1,000-word report by the FAC to justify its reasoning for rejection, illustrates why the amendment needs to ensure appeals of this nature are unjustified as well as limiting the Committee's monthly output to 22 hearings.
Head 4 Amendment of section 14A of Principal Act This is a welcome amendment as it ensures continuity in delivering hearings. However, in the case of long delays as is the case at present, there should be an option for both the chairperson and deputy chairperson or appointed ordinary member of the FAC to hear appeals.
Head 5 Power to charge or recover fees From discussions with stakeholders there is support for the introduction of "such fees as [the Minister] may prescribe for an appeal under section 14A(4) and different fees may be charged for different classes of such appeal" and the other amendments.
Conduct of Appeals In relation to the conduct of an appeal, this should add "or Deputy Chairperson" under T14C.—(1) to read: Where the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Forestry Appeals Committee is of the opinion that the case is of such a nature that it can properly be determined without an oral hearing, the Forestry Appeals Committee may determine the appeal summarily.
Allowing the Chairperson to adjudicate on the necessity or otherwise of an oral hearing will add to the efficiency of the Appeals Committee.
Conclusion Notwithstanding suggestions and comments made above, I support the amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes and would appreciate if it was enacted as soon as possible to allow the forestry sector to plan their businesses in a cohesive way and deliver on sustainable wood mobilisation and afforestation programmes.
However, while the amendment is welcome, the need for repeated licences throughout a forest rotation has to be reviewed. The question farmers in particular ask: "Why should forests be subject to repeated appeals against licenses for roading and felling after undergoing stringent legal and environmental guidelines at the planting stage." It makes sense that where a timber grower secures a licence for afforestation, that this licence, accompanied by a Forest Management Plan, should be regarded as a licence to practice sustainable forest management up to at least the thinning stage. Few forest owners would object to applying for a licence to clearfell as this operation has landscape, environment and species selection implications. It is time is time therefore to re-examine the Forestry Act 2014 to change the licensing system.
Donal Magner Wicklopw August 29th 2020
Donal Magner Magner Communications 1 Heatherbrook Marlton Road Wicklow Co. Wicklow Ireland A67 NH00
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Forestry consultant Forestry editor, Irish Farmers Journal Editor, Forestry & Timber Yearbook Author of Stopping by Woods: A Guide to the Forests and Woodlands of Ireland Technical Member, Society of Irish Foresters Director, An Tairseach Dominican Farm and Ecology Centre Wicklow Recipient of the 2012 Royal Dublin Society-Forest Service Award
APPENDIX II Licences under appeal and waiting appeal Date of FAC Ref Ha/ Name of CN/TFL Scheme Townland County Application Decision Number m Appellant(s) Decision CN7831 16.1 John Cosgrave & Decision 001/2017 Afforestation Moanmore Tipperary 14/06/2017 6 5 others varied CN7814 14.8 Decision 002/2017 Afforestation Gortnasillagh East Leitrim 12/06/2017 John Matthews 2 5 upheld CN7812 Decision 003/2017 11.9 Afforestation Drumbawn Wicklow 08/06/2017 2 upheld Andrew & Elaine 005/2017 CN7740 Ward Decision 6.88 Afforestation Breaghwyanteean Mayo 29/08/2017 006/2017 1 Mark & Ann Marie varied O'Loughlin CN7892 007/2017 2.83 Afforestation Caher (Connell) Limerick 30/08/2017 Eileen Reidy & others 3 010/2017 Cllr Justin Warnock 011/2017 Patrick Lanigan 012/2017 Martin McGowan 013/2017 Eugene & Fiona Feely 014/2017 CN7830 Niamh Feeley Decision 4.72 Afforestation Redbrae Leitrim 22/09/2017 015/2017 5 Mae McGowan cancelled 016/2017 Matthew C Doudican 017/2017 Allie Wymbs 018/2017 Jerry Pye 019/2017 Donald Daly & others CN7907 29.9 Mullaghgreenan, Decision 020/2017 Afforestation Monaghan 02/10/2017 Tríona Ní Fhionnáin 5 6 Drumgarly upheld 022/2017 CN7922 D I Urwin Decision 200 Road Rue Sligo 25/10/2017 023/2017 4 Mrs. Ross Wright upheld CN7839 Eamonn & Mary Decision 024/2017 6 Afforestation Glackbaun Sligo 08/11/2017 8 McGauran upheld CN7607 Decision 025/2017 6.47 Afforestation Castletown Mayo 02/11/2017 Jack McLoughlin 5 upheld CN7690 Decision 027/2017 4.37 Afforestation Annaghoney Leitrim 15/11/2017 John Matthews 9 upheld 028/2017 CN7976 Marisa Keating Decision 6.66 Afforestation Deffier Leitrim 11/12/2017 029/2017 0 Sean Lynch varied Patrick, Joseph and CN7914 Decision 031/2017 8.21 Afforestation Drumgowna Leitrim 27/11/2017 Donal Guckian 6 upheld and Donal Gilmartin 032/2017 CN7544 19.7 Matt Gambrill Decision Afforestation Rathbaun Mayo 21/11/2017 033/2017 6 5 Joe Lynott varied CN7903 Decision 001/2018 13.5 Afforestation Creggane Limerick 07/12/2017 Gerald Quain 8 varied CN7983 Decision 002/2018 3.46 Afforestation Leckan Leitrim 18/12/2017 Patrick Prior Jnr. 0 varied CN7995 14.5 Decision 003/2018 Afforestation Halls Leitrim 27/12/2017 Denis McCaffrey 0 7 upheld CN7973 10.0 Decision 004/2018 Afforestation Cartronatemple Leitrim 08/01/2018 Patrick Keaveny 4 8 cancelled CN7902 Thomas & Rosemary Decision 006/2018 3.47 Afforestation Tircahan Cavan 16/01/2018 1 Murphy varied CN7922 Decision 007/2018 2.61 Afforestation Ballinclogher East Kerry 30/01/2018 Billy Ward 8 varied CN7923 Decision 010/2018 7.57 Afforestation Bargarriff Mayo 29/01/2018 Noel Frayne 9 varied CN7887 Decision 011/2018 9.3 Afforestation Carnisk Donegal 07/02/2018 Hugh Osbourne 9 cancelled Justin Warnock; Jerry Dolan; John Brennan; CN8039 Pat Munday; Gerry Decision 012/2018 3.01 Afforestation Derrada Leitrim 20/02/2018 2 Kelly; Jim upheld McCaffrey; Denis McCaffrey Justin Warnock; Jerry Dolan; John Brennan; 013/2018 CN8030 13.7 Pat Munday; Gerry Decision Afforestation Corboghil Leitrim 14/02/2018 051/2018 6 4 Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; upheld Denis McCaffrey Brian Mulvey Justin Warnock; Jerry Dolan; John Brennan; 014/2018 CN7992 Pat Munday; Gerry Decision 9.51 Afforestation Gubs Leitrim 05/03/2018 052/2018 0 Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; cancelled Denis McCaffrey Brian Mulvey Justin Warnock; Jerry Dolan; John Brennan; CN8024 15.1 Decisions 015/2018 Afforestation Corduff Leitrim 20/02/2018 Pat Munday; Gerry 8 9 upheld Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; Denis McCaffrey CN8001 Decision 018/2018 8.62 Afforestation Carrowmore Roscommon 26/02/2018 Richard Hancy 4 varied CE07- Decision 020/2018 5.67 Felling Cahermurphy Clare 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman FL0106 upheld CE07- Decision 021/2018 3.95 Felling Killokennedy Clare 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman FL0051 cancelled 022/2018 CN79173 3 Afforestation Flean More Limerick 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman Decision 023/2018 CN78768 338 Road Greenan More Wicklow 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 025/2018 CN80273 1.68 Afforestation Knockanore Cavan 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman upheld Decision 026/2018 CN80270 6.98 Afforestation Drumshinny Cavan 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman upheld 027/2018 CN80261 1.34 Afforestation Glenfield Limerick 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman Decision 029/2018 CN79707 5.39 Afforestation Shantallow Galway 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 030/2018 CN79670 2.19 Afforestation Monaman Lower Waterford 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 031/2018 CN79668 2.86 Afforestation Cloonconra Roscommon 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled 032/2018 CN80309 2.81 Afforestation Bekan Mayo 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman Decision 033/2018 CN79700 70 Road Lissananny Beg Sligo 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman upheld Decision 034/2018 CN80170 144 Road Earlsbog Kilkenny 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 035/2018 CN79773 235 Road Emlagh Sligo 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 036/2018 CN79963 160 Road Glasnamullen Wicklow 20/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled 13.6 Decision 037/2018 CN80009 Afforestation Moanmore North Clare 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman 7 cancelled Decision 039/2018 CN80116 3.03 Afforestation Killua Westmeath 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 040/2018 CN79908 6.35 Afforestation Monnagh Laois 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 041/2018 CN80038 400 Road Gargan West Clare 20/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled Decision 042/2018 CN79981 780 Road Moyvoughly Westmeath 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman upheld Cummery Connell Decision 044/2018 CN78956 230 Road Cork 21/02/2018 Peter Sweetman (South) cancelled Ballynastangford Decision 045/2018 CN80299 3.63 Afforestation Mayo 19/02/2018 Peter Sweetman Lower cancelled Decision 046/2018 CN74089 3.89 Afforestation Corwillick Sligo 20/02/2018 Peter Sweetman cancelled 11.7 Decision 047/2018 CN78792 Afforestation Lisnanaw, Lisacoghil Leitrim 19/02/2018 Howard McCollum 5 cancelled Brian Mulvey Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; John Brennan; Pat 050/2018 CN8021 Munday; Adrian Kelly; Decision 056/2018 9.7 Afforestation Drumkeen Leitrim 15/03/2018 0 Jim McCaffrey; Denis varied 060/2018 McCaffrey; Declan Guckian; Brian Smith John Matthews Justin Warnock; Jerry Dolan; John Brennan; CN7947 Pat Munday; Gerry Decision 054/2018 5.26 Afforestation Killameen Leitrim 21/03/2018 4 Kelly; Jim upheld McCaffrey; Denis McCaffrey CN7942 10.0 Cornelius & Bernie Decision 057/2018 Afforestation Barrahaurin Cork 08/03/2018 4 2 O'Connell upheld CN7947 Decision 058/2018 3.41 Afforestation Cloonreliagh Roscommon 08/03/2018 John Flynn 9 varied CN8043 12.7 Decision 061/2018 Afforestation Newtown Waterford 15/03/2018 Pat Fitzgerald 5 7 upheld 062/2018 CN8076 Lena Galligan Decision 5.71 Afforestation Drumhirk Cavan 10/04/2018 063/2018 9 Martina Galligan varied CN8021 064/2018 9.14 Afforestation Maughantoorig Kerry 21/03/2018 Ellen Cronin 7 CN8063 Decision 071/2018 1.85 Afforestation Derryvulnam Galway 23/03/2018 An Taisce 2 cancelled CN7962 Decision 073/2018 942 Road Alleendarragh West Galway 21/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 7 cancelled CN7757 074/2018 450 Road Mein Tipperary 22/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 0 CN8037 Decision 075/2018 200 Road Drumrath Cavan 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 7 upheld CN8030 Decision 076/2018 289 Road Cordal East Kerry 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 3 cancelled CN7983 Decision 077/2018 600 Road Ballymartin Kilkenny 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 9 upheld CN8040 Decision 078/2018 160 Road Glanbalyma Kerry 22/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 4 cancelled CN7997 Decision 079/2018 165 Road Cloonaraher Sligo 20/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 6 upheld CN8030 Decision 080/2018 300 Road Ballylerane Wicklow 22/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 4 cancelled CN7596 081/2018 467 Road Buffanagh Tipperary 20/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 6 CN7626 Decision 082/2018 50 Road Cloughbally Be Cavan 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 9 upheld CN7815 Decision 083/2018 55 Road Anskert Leitrim 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld CN7900 Decision 084/2018 160 Road Barragh Beg Longford 20/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 7 upheld CN7916 Decision 085/2018 400 Road Glentanemcelligott Cork 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 5 cancelled CN7652 Decision 086/2018 120 Road Islandearagh Kerry 28/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 3 cancelled CN7864 Decision 087/2018 60 Road Clarashinnagh Leitrim 20/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld CN7952 Decision 089/2018 245 Road Cloonacool Sligo 22/03/2018 Peter Sweetman 5 cancelled LS13- Decision 091/2018 2.46 Felling Cullenagh Laois 12/04/2018 Peter Sweetman FL0026 upheld Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian CN8064 Decision 093/2018 8.32 Afforestation Drumerkeane Leitrim 28/03/2018 Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; 8 upheld Denis McCaffrey; Declan Guckian; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian CN8062 Decision 094/2018 8.87 Afforestation Corriga Leitrim 28/03/2018 Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; 0 upheld Denis McCaffrey; Declan Guckian; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian CN8066 Decision 095/2018 5.32 Afforestation Breanross Leitrim 28/03/2018 Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; 2 upheld Denis McCaffrey; Declan Guckian; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian CN8052 Decision 096/2018 6.4 Afforestation Derrindrehid Leitrim 28/03/2018 Kelly; Jim 2 upheld McCaffrey; Denis McCaffrey; Declan Guckian; Brian Smith CN8071 099/2018 5.91 Afforestation Killerry Sligo 09/04/2018 7 Penny Bartlett 100/2018 TFL000 15.8 Decision Felling Killenagh Clare 11/04/2018 Barbara & Ruairí Ó 101/2018 2817 1 upheld Conchúir CN7863 Decision 103/2018 180 Road Burren Mayo 16/04/2018 Martin Crean 2 cancelled CN7831 26.3 Drumkeeran, Omaith & Davitt Decision 105/2018 Afforestation Leitrim 16/04/2018 4 6 Derreen O'Shannon upheld Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8065 Decision 106/2018 1.33 Afforestation Drumshanbo north Leitrim 16/04/2018 Jim McCaffrey; Denis 6 upheld McCaffrey; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smith CN7918 Decision 107/2018 9.44 Afforestation Molosky Clare 25/04/2018 D. R Stephens 0 varied Joe Kennedy Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian 108/2018 CN8092 Decision 4.44 Afforestation Curraghoaghry Leitirm 24/04/2018 Kelly;Jim McCaffrey; 114/2018 6 varied Denis McCaffrey; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smith 109/2018 John Finnegan CN7981 20.4 Decision 115/2018 Afforestation Ballynsstockagh Mayo 23/04/2018 Brian Lyons 4 9 cancelled 121/2018 Katherine Lyons CN8022 Decision 110/2018 1.78 Afforestation Gortnasillagh East Leitrim 18/04/2018 John Matthews 2 upheld Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8015 Decision 111/2018 7.17 Afforestation Derradda, Coragh Leitrim 18/04/2018 Jim McCaffrey; Denis 3 upheld McCaffrey; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8065 26.3 Drumgunny, Decision 112/2018 Afforestation Leitrim 20/04/2018 Jim McCaffrey; Denis 4 6 Aghavas upheld McCaffrey; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8056 Decision 113/2018 18.8 Afforestation Drumlom, Corduff Leitrim 19/04/2018 Jim McCaffrey; Denis 5 varied McCaffrey; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smith Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; Denis McCaffrey; Gerry 122/2018 McGovern; 125/2018 Sean McLoughlin; 126/2018 Tommy Early; Brian 127/2018 Smyth; 128/2018 Caroline Mulvey; 129/2018 Sean Wynne 130/2018 John McCollum 131/2018 CN8064 11.8 (Applicant) Decision Afforestation Cloonamurgal Leitrim 09/05/2018 132/2018 7 1 Macra na Feirme varied 133/2018 James McGoldrick 134/2018 Anthony McGoldrick 135/2018 Una McGoldrick 136/2018 Myles Christy 137/2018 Frank Harrison 138/2018 Kevin Harrison 139/2018 Joe Lyons Brian Williams Vincent Gallagher Caroline McHugh Aine Doherty & Brian Doherty Margaret & Maureen Dowd Padraig Fallon Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8086 Jim McCaffrey; Denis Decision 123/2018 5.3 Afforestation Bunkillen Leitrim 16/05/2018 4 McCaffrey; Gerry varied McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smyth; Caroline Mulvey; Sean Wynne Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; Denis 124/2018 CN8100 Decision 5.02 Afforestation Garvagh Glebe Leitrim 03/05/2018 McCaffrey; Gerry 140/2018 1 upheld McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smyth; Caroline Mulvey; Sean Wynne Fintan Curneen CN7903 10.0 141/2018 Afforestation Knocksaggart Clare 24/05/2018 Shane Chambers 9 2 John & Mary 142/2018 CN7946 Decision 8.55 Afforestation Creevy Roscommon 22/05/2018 Baverstock 143/2018 4 varied Laura Baverstock CN7965 17.8 Decision 144/2018 Afforestation Scartbaun Cork 23/05/2018 Donal & Marie Daly 8 3 upheld Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; CN8014 12.3 Jim McCaffrey; Denis Decision 145/2018 Afforestation Shass Leitrim 24/05/2018 5 8 McCaffrey; Gerry cancelled McGovern; Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smyth; Caroline Mulvey; Sean Wynne CN7912 Decision 146/2018 1.48 Afforestation Ballykilleen Offaly 08/06/2018 Bulrush Horticulture 1 upheld CN8095 155/2018 2.79 Afforestation Barradrum Westmeath 10/07/2018 Peter Sweetman 7 CN8120 Decision 156/2018 0.59 Afforestation Creaghanboy Mayo 11/07/2018 Peter Sweetman 1 cancelled TFL001 Decision 157/2018 5.7 Felling Ballydaniel Cork 10/07/2018 Peter Sweetman 43918 cancelled Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; Denis CN8139 12.2 McCaffrey; Gerry Decision 159/2018 Afforestation Clooncose Leitrim 13/07/2018 4 6 McGovern; varied Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smyth; Caroline Mulvey; Sean Wynne Justin Warnock; Gerry Dolan; Edwina Guckian; John Brennan; Pat Munday; Adrian Kelly; Jim McCaffrey; Denis Breanross, CN8082 McCaffrey; Gerry Decision 160/2018 0.59 Afforestation Killamaun, Leitrim 17/07/2018 3 McGovern; upheld Gortnalamph Sean McLoughlin; Tommy Early; Brian Smyth; Caroline Mulvey; Sean Wynne 162/2018 John A Dolan 163/2018 CN7829 Francis Cassidy Decision 5.83 Afforestation Manragh Upper Cavan 09/08/2018 164/2018 3 Rose Cassidy upheld 166/2018 Anne Marie Cassidy TFL001 Decision 165/2018 1.5 Felling Clonkeen Louth 10/08/2018 Eugene Gilmore 56818 upheld 167/2018 CN8169 Liscallyroan, Edwina Guckian Decision 15.9 Afforestation Leitrim 04/09/2018 168/2018 0 Killasanowl Justin Warnock varied TFL001 11.2 Decision 170/2018 Felling Oughteragh Leitrim 31/08/2018 Neil Foulkes 09218 7 varied Justin Warnock; Jim McCaffrey; Denis CN8181 11.4 McCaffrey; Tomas 171/2018 Afforestation Tullynascreen Leitrim 26/09/2018 8 1 Earley; Gerry Dolan; Gerry McGovern; Sean McLoughlin CN8197 Decision 172/2018 5.39 Afforestation Kinard East Kerry 18/09/2018 Katherine Murphy 8 cancelled Justin Warnock Shay & Orla O'Leary; Paddy & Aileen McGirl; Tom & 173/2018 Colette Crowe; John & 187/2018 CN8118 Pauline Crowe; Tommy Decision 188/2018 5.25 Afforestation Beihy Leitrim 23/10/2018 9 Griffin; Tina Jones; Sean cancelled 189/2018 Bolger; Tony Reynolds; 190/2018 Ciaran Reilly; Niamh Short;Danny & Kathleen Reilly Francis Henry - Decision 175/2018 CN81619 1.02 Afforestation Knockbrack Mayo 02/10/2018 Knockbrack Residents varied Assoc 12.2 Con & Agnes Decision 180/2018 CN81888 Afforestation Rathcahill West Kerry 11/10/2018 8 O'Connor cancelled 22.0 Cloughbally Up, Patricia & Tom Decision 184/2018 CN81607 Afforestation Cavan 16/10/2018 6 Fartagh Maguire varied Thomas Meade; Roger Mulvihill; Mairead Moore; Anne Mulvihille; 16.3 Nuala Moore; Bridget Decision 186/2018 CN81538 Afforestation Aughrim Kerry 19/10/2018 9 Moore; upheld Eoin [illegible]; Edward Moore; Thomas Moore (Jnr); Kit Flaherty CN8250 16.3 Decision 191/2018 Afforestation Gortloughra Cork 26/11/2018 Dan Sullivan 6 6 cancelled 192/2018 CN8049 Eamonn Kenny Decision 160 Road Ballymacward Galway 15/11/2018 195/2018 5 Shane Kindregan upheld CN8052 Decision 194/2018 6.32 Afforestation Ardcullen Marshes Kerry 14/11/2018 Richard Boyle 4 upheld CN8065 Decision 197/2018 5.86 Afforestation Shean Offaly 03/12/2018 Gerard Killally 8 cancelled GY21- Decision 006/2019 3.16 Felling Finnaun Galway 07/12/2018 Brian E Curran FL0023 cancelled GY21- 007/2019 3.84 Felling Finnaun Galway 07/12/2018 Brian E Curran FL0025 CN8151 17.5 Kilmacat, Decision 010/2019 Afforestation Limerick 17/12/2018 Harry Williams 8 3 Cloonacurra upheld Noel, Mary & Sean 012/2019 CN8193 11.3 Dunleavy Decision Afforestation Googary Mayo 20/12/2018 013/2019 5 7 Luke & Karen cancelled Dunleavy 018/2019 Brian Hehir 019/2019 CN8072 Joe McInerney Decision 6.63 Afforestation Cloonsnaghta Clare 09/01/2019 020/2019 3 John O'Brien cancelled 021/2019 Liza & John McCann
022/2019 Gerard Doherty 023/2019 Marie Doherty 024/2019 Carol Doherty 025/2019 CN8209 17.2 Phylis Doherty Decision Afforestation Seltan (McDonald) Leitrim 09/01/2019 026/2019 4 7 BE Hoare varied 027/2019 R Hoare 028/2019 T Gilmartin 029/2019 John Beirne
Martin & Sharon Dowd 032/2019 Anna & Tom McCabe 033/2019 Ronan & Siobhan 034/2019 CN8257 McCabe 035/2019 7.22 Afforestation Crosserlough Cavan 31/01/2019 9 Martin & Trisha 037/2019 Brady 038/2019 Tony Brady 039/2019 Sean Byers Steven Smith CN8211 042/2019 4.64 Afforestation Skehanagh Clare 13/02/2019 John McCabe 7 CN8218 13.5 Decision 043/2019 Afforestation Ahane Beg Cork 12/02/2019 Cornelius Byrne 0 8 cancelled GFL206 Decision 053/2019 13.1 Felling Silvergrove Cork 20/02/2019 Lorraine Costello 50 upheld CN8302 Decision 054/2019 3.22 Afforestation Loughnagore Kerry 14/03/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld TFL002 30.4 Decision 055/2019 Felling Corrachoosaun Leitrim 21/02/2019 Neil Foulkes 34518 7 varied TFL000 Decision 058/2019 1.3 Felling Ardchicken Donegal 21/03/2019 Peter Sweetman 42317 upheld CN8212 059/2019 13.9 Afforestation Kilnagower Mayo 26/02/2019 Denise O'Boyle 6 Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian John Brennan, Pat Mundy, Adrian Kelly, Jim CN8237 McCaffrey, Decision 060/2019 7.45 Afforestation Drumarigna Leitrim 27/02/2019 7 Denis McCaffrey, cancelled Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Gerry McGovern, Brian Smyth Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian John Brennan, Pat Mundy, Adrian Kelly, Jim CN8222 McCaffrey, 061/2019 5.1 Afforestation Kiltyclougher Leitrim 27/02/2019 1 Denis McCaffrey, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Gerry McGovern, Brian Smyth Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian John Brennan, Pat Mundy, Adrian Kelly, Jim CN8199 McCaffrey, Decision 062/2019 6.12 Afforestation Moneenatieve Leitrim 05/03/2019 3 Denis McCaffrey, cancelled Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Gerry McGovern, Brian Smyth Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne CN8198 15.5 Mark Nolan & Decision 065/2019 Afforestation Kilmore Longford 14/03/2019 2 5 Catriona McCabe cancelled Padraic Smith 066/2019 Sylvia Northcott 068/2019 Barry Northcott 069/2019 CN8244 19.1 Michael McGovern 070/2019 Afforestation Bodorragha Roscommon 13/03/2019 7 2 Peter Sweetman 071/2019 Andrew Chilton & 072/2019 Family 073/2019 Michael Noone Peter Sweetman Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, Pat Munday, Adrian Kelly, 078/2019 CN8309 Decision 8.14 Afforestation Lugmeeltan Leitrim 15/04/2019 Jim McCaffrey, Denis 116/2019 7 cancelled McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Early, Brian Smyth, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne CN8313 Decision 079/2019 6.54 Afforestation Carrowreagh West Clare 11/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 9 cancelled CN8338 Decision 082/2019 5.01 Afforestation Drommakee Kerry 17/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 cancelled CN8342 Decision 083/2019 8.56 Afforestation Kilmahon Longford 11/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 upheld CN8342 085/2019 3.23 Afforestation Tullyrahan Monaghan 17/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 CN8348 Decision 086/2019 2.07 Afforestation Roosky Mayo 17/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 9 cancelled CN8302 087/2019 4.03 Afforestation Leitry Upper Cork 17/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 CN8303 088/2019 6.93 Afforestation Aghagrania Leitrim 17/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 4 Dearbhla McGoldrick Teresa McGoldrick Elsie McGoldrick 093/2019 Philip McGoldrick 094/2019 Philip McGoldrick 095/2019 Francis Cassidy, 096/2019 Dominic Corrigan, JP 097/2019 Dolan, CN8188 Decision 098/2019 9.77 Afforestation Bellavally Up Cavan 03/04/2019 Hugh McAuley, 9 cancelled Joseph Fitzpatrick, Sean McGovern, Dessie Corrigan, Jim 105/2019 De lacy, Martin 110/2019 McGoldrick, Aiden Maguire Lynn Maguire Martin McGoldrick 099/2019 Carlos Gundersen 100/2019 Edel Kennedy 101/2019 TFL001 Mary Kennedy 2.78 Felling Quivvy Cavan 02/04/2019 102/2019 98118 David Kennedy 103/2019 Shelley Kennedy 104/2019 Patrick J Kennedy
106/2019 Joanne McDonnell CN8287 107/2019 12.4 Afforestation Ara, Sraheens Mayo 09/04/2019 Brendan McDonnell 7 108/2019 Mary McNicholas Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian John Brennan, Pat Mundy, Adrian Kelly, Jim McCaffrey, Denis CN8200 109/2019 3.17 Afforestation Dergvone Leitrim 05/04/2019 McCaffrey, Sean 5 McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Gerry McGovern, Brian Smyth Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne CN8305 Decision 112/2019 310 Road Cornabroher Leitrim 09/04/2019 Neil Foulkes 5 varied CN8120 117/2019 0.92 Afforestation Cloonagh Mayo 15/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 CN8329 Colm & Deirdre 118/2019 5.14 Afforestation Crutt Kilkenny 16/04/2019 6 McEvoy CN8310 119/2019 2.89 Afforestation Derrynaveagh Clare 25/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 TFL002 15.6 121/2019 Felling Deffier Leitrim 24/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 72419 1 TFL002 Decision 122/2019 7.77 Felling Drummanduff Cavan 24/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 72319 upheld TFL002 Decision 123/2019 2.24 Felling Aughnish Donegal 24/04/2019 Peter Sweetman 75019 cancelled 128/2019 CN8189 10.1 Leonard Connell Afforestation Clooncalgy More Roscommon 01/05/2019 155/2019 5 4 Michael Connell CN8334 13.3 Decision 129/2019 Afforestation Killadoon Sligo 30/04/2019 Siobhan Molloy 5 6 cancelled
130/2019 Siobhan Molloy 131/2019 Martin Galvin 138/2019 Martina Gordon 139/2019 Stephen Davey CN8314 11.3 140/2019 Afforestation Doongeelagh Sligo 03/05/2019 Paul Davey 0 3 141/2019 Padraig Milmoe 142/2019 Dermot McDermott 143/2019 Liam Brennan 144/2019 Johnny Kelly
133/2019 John Twomey CN8039 10.5 Decision 134/2019 Afforestation Rathoran Kerry 02/05/2019 Thomas O'Shea 8 8 cancelled 135/2019 Liz Twomey
137/2019 Michael Leonard 147/2109 CN8362 Stephen Keohane Decision 7.71 Afforestation Lakenafasogue Cork 14/05/2019 148/2019 4 Christy Keohane upheld 149/2019 Christine Keohane
TFL002 145/2019 0.55 Felling Moytirra West Sligo 09/05/2019 Siobhan Molloy 77819 CN8041 146/2019 2.32 Afforestation Ballyreilly Wexford 05/06/2019 Alena Pyne 6 Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian John Brennan, Pat Mundy, Adrian Kelly, Jim McCaffrey, Denis CN8300 Decision 150/2019 2.58 Afforestation Lisnanaw Leitrim 13/05/2019 McCaffrey, Sean 0 varied McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Gerry McGovern, Brian Smyth Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne James & Joan Nelson Frank & Concepta 152/2019 McDonnell 154/2019 Carmel & Eddie 157/2019 McDonnell 158/2019 PJ McDonnell CN8184 159/2019 5.92 Afforestation Lissaniska East Mayo 30/05/2019 Ann & Liam McHale 7 160/2019 Mark & Aishling 162/2019 McHale 164/2019 Michael Gaughan 166/2019 John & Sheena Gaughan Mary Faughan CN8336 36.5 153/2019 Afforestation Newpass Demesne Westmeath 22/05/2019 Claus Michel 5 1 CN8251 13.6 Decision 156/2019 Afforestation Barnardstown Westmeath 22/05/2019 Aidan Fagan 6 9 cancelled
161/2019 Roger Hatfield 163/2019 Doris Archer 165/2019 Elaine Cox CN8269 15.8 167/2019 Afforestation Aghacarra Roscommon 13/06/2019 Sean O'Dowd 5 9 171/2019 Ryan O'Sullivan 172/2019 Nancy Charles 173/2019 John O'Hara
Francis Cassidy, Dominic Corrigan, JP Dolan Hugh McAuley, TFL003 17.4 Joseph Fitzpatrick, 169/2019 Felling Monesk Cavan 14/06/2019 09119 8 Sean McGovern Dessie Corrigan, Jim De lacy, Martin McGoldrick Aiden Maguire CN8298 Cummery Connell 6th Irish Forestry Decision 170/2019 250 Road Cork 25/06/2019 7 (North) Fund plc cancelled Neil Foulkes John Matthews Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, Pat 184/2019 Munday, Adrian 185/2019 CN8063 12.4 Kelly, Afforestation Tullylackan More Leitrim 10/07/2019 186/2019 8 4 Jim McCaffrey, Denis McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Early, Brian Smyth, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne. Siobhan Molloy Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, Pat Munday, Adrian Kelly, 187/2019 CN8327 17.2 Afforestation Aghagrania Leitrim 12/07/2019 Jim McCaffrey, Denis 188/2019 4 2 McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Early, Brian Smyth, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne. Tim O'Riordan, Joanne O'Riordan, 190/2019 CN8160 17.6 Tara O'Riordan, Decision Afforestation Rahalisk Cork 20/08/2019 3 5 Meabh O'Riordan varied 191/2019 David & Deirdre Martin Michelle Earley Margaret Keaveney Damien Keaveney Bernard & Mary Earley 194/2019 John Earley 243/2019 Brenda Keaveney 244/2019 Michael Nangle 245/2019 Michelle Earley 246/2019 Justin Warnock, 247/2019 Gerry Dolan, Edwina 248/2019 Guckian, 249/2019 John Brennan, Pat 250/2019 CN8358 Munday, Adrian 3.58 Afforestation Drumhierny Leitrim 30/08/2019 5 Kelly, Jim McCaffrey, Gerry McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, 251/2019 Sean McLoughlin, 252/2019 Tommy Earley, Brian 253/2019 Smith, 254/2019 Caroline Mulvey, 255/2019 Sean Wynne Michael Connolly Eoghan Connolly Ronan Connolly James Connolly Seamus Connolly CN8306 24.8 Decision 195/2019 Afforestation Illaunbaun Clare 03/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 3 upheld CN8412 Decision 196/2019 80 Road Drumany Leitrim 03/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 upheld CN8418 Decision 198/2019 3.09 Afforestation Caherkinallia Clare 03/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 upheld CN8411 200/2019 4.74 Afforestation Ardcost Kerry 03/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 CN8348 Decision 202/2019 6.07 Afforestation Cool West Kerry 03/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 cancelled CN8185 Decision 203/2019 195 Road Drewscourt East Limerick 13/08/2019 John Dore 7 upheld CN8349 Decision 204/2019 314 Road Edergole Leitrim 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld CN8407 205/2019 250 Road Garrygort Donegal 27/08/2019 Peter Sweetman 7 CN8371 Decision 206/2019 204 Road Garranereagh Cork 28/08/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 upheld CN8348 Decision 207/2019 7.04 Afforestation Killurin Offaly 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld Neil Foulkes Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, Pat Munday, Adrian Kelly, 208/2019 CN8409 4.33 Afforestation Derrinivver Leitrim 11/09/2019 Jim McCaffrey, Gerry 239/2019 9 McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne CN8358 Decision 210/2019 3.46 Afforestation Carrigeenacreeha Roscommon 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 upheld Peter Sweetman Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian,John Brennan, Pat Munday, Adrian Kelly, 212/2019 CN8343 8.69 Afforestation Corlaskagh Leitrim 13/09/2019 Jim McCaffrey, Gerry 242/2019 7 McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne 213/2019 CN83842 1.23 Afforestation Ballymackea Beg Clare 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman Decision 215/2019 CN84332 7.51 Afforestation Nolagh Cavan 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman upheld 216/2019 CN83297 7.39 Afforestation Larha Kerry 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman TFL0013 10.8 Decision 218/2019 Felling Cornahilt Cavan 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 1618 2 upheld TFL0027 13.1 219/2019 Felling Edergole Leitrim 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 0619 9 10.3 Decision 220/2019 CN83306 Afforestation Cuilbeg Mayo 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 upheld Decision 221/2019 CN83503 2.9 Afforestation Cuilbeg Mayo 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman upheld Decision 222/2019 CN84331 3.84 Afforestation Culleenanory Roscommon 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman cancelled TFL0027 223/2019 2.1 Felling Cooga Sligo 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 0719 TFL0027 224/2019 18.9 Felling Creevagh Clare 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 1519 TFL0027 Decision 225/2019 5.13 Felling Derricknew Tipperary 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 2019 upheld Decision 226/2019 CN83997 390 Road Cooragannive Cork 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman upheld 227/2019 CN83591 250 Road Bawnreagh Tipperary 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 228/2019 CN83592 220 Road Bawnreagh Tipperary 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman TFL0029 229/2019 0.99 Felling Lack Clare 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 4519 TFL0027 Decision 230/2019 2.18 Felling Graigueshoneen Waterford 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 9919 upheld TFL0031 Killygrogan, Decision 231/2019 4.77 Felling Cavan 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 6719 Mullymagowan upheld TFL0029 19.6 Decision 232/2019 Felling Annaduff Glebe Leitrim 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 8019 5 upheld TFL0030 Decision 233/2019 3.93 Felling Carrigaloe Tipperary 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 8119 upheld TFL0025 234/2019 9.25 Felling Ballyandrew Wexford 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 3518 Decision 235/2019 CN83975 8.29 Afforestation Tinraheen Wexford 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman upheld TFL0029 12.1 Decision 237/2019 Felling Knockatunna Clare 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 0519 8 cancelled TFL0035 Decision 238/2019 2 Felling Aghavas Leitrim 13/09/2019 Peter Sweetman 2919 upheld
Fionnuala McMahon 240/2019 Sheila Hill 256/2019 Anne Ginnane 257/2019 Fintan Ginnane 258/2019 Diarmuid Ginnane 259/2019 Steven Bowles 264/2019 John Cavanagh 265/2019 Anthony Clancy 266/2019 Frankie O'Shea 267/2019 CN8317 26.7 Afforestation Crovraghan Clare 16/09/2019 Willie Griffin 268/2019 6 Michael G. McCarthy 269/2019 David O'Connor 270/2019 Joanne Sinnott 271/2019 Joseph McNamara 272/2019 Michael Michael 273/2019 Patrick Kelly 274/2019 Deputy Michael 275/2019 Harty, TD 276/2019 Carmel Madden
TFL002 44.5 241/2019 Felling Srannacrannaghy Leitrim 17/09/2019 Neil Foulkes 78019 6 John Kelly, Aideen Crookes, Michael McHugh Seamus & Margaret 260/2019 Mahady, Pat Mahady
Anthony, June,
CN7958 Natasha & Thomas 8.32 Afforestation Knockhall Roscommon 01/10/2019 3 Mahady, 261/2019 Tommy Gaffney, 262/2019 Mary McHugh, 263/2019 Robert Hall Oliver Reynolds David Murphy Teresa Murphy CN8338 Decision 277/2019 7.31 Afforestation Drummullig Cavan 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 cancelled CN8439 Decision 278/2019 9.57 Afforestation Loughaunnavaag Galway 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld CN8438 Decision 279/2019 285 Road Mountnugent Lower Kilkenny 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld CN8442 Decision 280/2019 8.18 Afforestation Achonry Sligo 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 upheld CN8423 Decision 281/2019 909 Road Coolraheen North Kilkenny 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld CN8451 282/2019 187 Road Dromgarriff Cork 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 CN8401 10.6 283/2019 Afforestation Kiltycreevagh Longford 09/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 9 CN8437 Decision 284/2019 1.71 Afforestation Cleavry Sligo 09/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld CN8431 Decision 285/2019 6.69 Afforestation Torboy Longford 09/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 9 upheld CN8414 Decision 286/2019 250 Road Bellanaboy Leitrim 09/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 7 upheld CN8445 Decision 287/2019 4.37 Afforestation Aghadruminshin Leitrim 09/01/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 upheld CN8352 12.9 Decision 293/2019 Afforestation Rathskeagh Upper Westmeath 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 7 upheld CN8417 294/2019 380 Road Drumbrughas Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 CN8408 Decision 295/2019 155 Road Gorteen Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 9 upheld CN8412 Decision 296/2019 120 Road Gallonbane Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 upheld CN8404 Decision 297/2019 5.66 Afforestation Aghalacken Cavan 23/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 upheld CN8446 Decision 298/2019 150 Road Killydonnell Donegal 08/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld Peter Sweetman Tracie Marie Flynn Justin Warnock, Gerry Dolan, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, Pat 299/2019 Munday, Adrian Kelly, CN8456 304/2019 3.41 Afforestation Derrinvoney Upper Leitrim 04/10/2019 Jim McCaffrey, Gerry 8 306/2019 McCaffrey, Gerry McGovern, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Caroline Mulvey, Sean Wynne CN8425 300/2019 190 Road Carrownrod Sligo 15/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 TFL003 301/2019 22.1 Felling Cloonagh Longford 16/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 09619 CN8357 Decision 302/2019 10.43 Afforestation Annagannihy Cork 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 upheld CN8448 Decision 303/2019 180 Road Carrick Lower Donegal 10/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 upheld CN8299 Decision 307/2019 15.24 Afforestation Meeltran Mayo 29/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 cancelled CN8402 Decision 308/2019 90 Road Smutternagh Roscommon 18/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 upheld CN8436 Decision 311/2019 3.3 Afforestation Mullananallog Monaghan 31/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 upheld CN8446 Decision 312/2019 1.32 Afforestation Lisgillock Glebe Leitrim 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 4 upheld CN8454 Decision 314/2019 249 Road Mullacastle Cavan 29/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 4 upheld CN8479 315/2019 5.52 Afforestation Derrygoan Leitrim 21/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 2 CN8483 17.0 316/2019 Afforestation Ballymaghroe Wicklow 30/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 3 TFL003 317/2019 1.2 Felling Mullymagowan Cavan 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 18219 TFL003 Decision 318/2019 2.75 Felling Cloonbrack Longford 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 26919 upheld TFL003 Decision 319/2019 2.4 Felling Corlea, Cornamagh Cavan 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 31419 upheld TFL003 320/2019 4.95 Felling Druminshin Glebe Leitrim 21/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 31519 TFL003 321/2019 10.71 Felling Moneycass Glebe Cavan 17/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 36819 TFL003 322/2019 30.96 Felling Moneyroe Leitrim 18/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 51619 TFL003 Decision 323/2019 3.73 Felling Lissanymore Cavan 18/10/2019 Peter Sweetman 54019 upheld CN06- Decision 324/2019 1.95 Felling Drumnatread Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0041 upheld CN05- Decision 325/2019 2.63 Felling Gartnanoul Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0100 cancelled CN05- Decision 326/2019 5 Felling Cauhoo Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0098 upheld CN03- Owencam,Tullybrac Decision 327/2019 10.5 Felling Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0047 k,Tullywaum upheld CN04- Ballynamaddoo,Gor Decision 328/2019 8.77 Felling Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0090 tnavreeghan upheld CN06- 329/2019 4.83 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0040 CN06- Decision 330/2019 2.74 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0038 upheld CN06- Decision 331/2019 3.91 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0037 upheld CN04- Decision 332/2019 2.72 Felling Brackley Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0091 upheld CN06- 333/2019 4.8 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0039 21.3 339/2019 CN84222 Afforestation Lisgillock Glebe Leitrim 31/10/2019 Neil Foulkes 4 TFL00359 340/2019 5.01 Felling Moytirra West Sligo 01/11/2019 Siobhan Molloy 919 CN07- 341/2019 0.92 Felling Crocknahattin Cavan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0018 KK02- Decision 342/2019 4.74 Felling Croghtenclogh Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0157 cancelled KK02- Decision 343/2019 10 Felling Firoda Upper Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0159 upheld KK03- Decision 344/2019 3.43 Felling Garryrickin Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0044 upheld KK04- Decision 345/2019 0.5 Felling Catstown Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0113 upheld KK0S- Decision 346/2019 7.32 Felling Castlebanny Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0072 upheld TFL001 Decision 351/2019 5.15 Felling Coolrecuill Sligo 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 26718 upheld TFL002 352/2019 5.09 Felling Druming Longford 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 74419 TFL003 16.3 Decision 353/2019 Felling Drummany Cavan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 05419 6 cancelled CN07- Decision 354/2019 3.68 Felling Crocknahattin Cavan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0017 upheld CW01- Decision 355/2019 7.36 Felling Coolcullen Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0046 cancelled KK05- Decision 357/2019 6.75 Felling Castlebanny Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0070 upheld CN8347 Decision 358/2019 353 Road Sunlawn Waterford 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 cancelled LM10- Decision 359/2019 4.37 Felling Sranadarragh Leitrim 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0034 upheld LS12- Decision 360/2019 4.85 Felling Grange Upper Laois 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0022 upheld LS14- Decision 361/2019 4.46 Felling Ballyprior,Crannagh Laois 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0021 cancelled MN01- 362/2019 8.1 Felling Dernaved Monaghan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0073 Dernadarriff,Greagh MN01- Decision 363/2019 3.91 Felling (Trough Monaghan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0074 upheld By),Killanny MN02- 364/2019 8.1 Felling Fairfield Demesne Monaghan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0035 TFL003 Decision 365/2019 9.72 Felling Carrickacroma Cavan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 50819 upheld TFL003 366/2019 1.49 Felling Aghnamallagh Monaghan 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 54919 CN8436 Decision 368/2019 5.52 Afforestation Carnyara Sligo 29/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld CN8470 Decision 369/2019 4.35 Afforestation Fortland Sligo 29/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 upheld KK06- Decision 373/2019 5.22 Felling Raheendonore Kilkenny 18/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0138 upheld TFL003 374/2019 2.12 Felling Tonyclea Monaghan 20/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 62219 SO09- Cloonagh (Tirerrill Decision 375/2019 15.9 Felling Sligo 20/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0029 Barony) upheld SO10- Carrownagilty, Decision 376/2019 22 Felling Sligo 20/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0089 Cartrontonlena upheld TFL003 377/2019 2 Felling Rashenny Donegal 20/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 96319 Ballymaddock, LS03- 378/2019 12.9 Felling Carrigeen(ED Laois 20/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0018 Kilmurry),Killenny LS03- Decision 379/2019 4.99 Felling Cappakeel Laois 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0019 upheld KK06- Brandonhill, 380/2019 4.45 Felling Kilkenny 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0139 Raheendonore TY14- Decision 381/2019 2.58 Felling Macreary Tipperary 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0113 upheld LM06- Garvagh Decision 382/2019 8.47 Felling Leitrim 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0126 (Drumahaire By) upheld LM08- Lisgavneen, Decision 383/2019 14.9 Felling Leitrim 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0143 Lugmeeltan upheld Tullinwannia, LM08- Decision 384/2019 5.14 Felling Tullynacross, Leitrim 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0144 upheld Tullynamoyle LM10- Decision 385/2019 4.63 Felling Macreary Leitrim 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman FL0033 upheld Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, CN8266 13.3 Adrian Kelly, Jim Decision 387/2019 Afforestation Meenymore Leitrim 13/11/2019 7 4 McCaffrey, Sean upheld McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan TFL003 31.3 392/2019 Felling Ardbuckan Westmeath 15/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 21319 1 TFL003 393/2019 0.5 Felling Moher Cavan 19/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 27919 394/2019 Peter Sweetman Martha 463/2019 Keyes Wendy Keyes 464/2019 Elaine Keyes 465/2019 Fergal McDermott 466/2019 CN8454 Anne McDermott 467/2019 11.2 Afforestation Drumminnion Cavan 26/11/2019 9 Liam McDermott 468/2019 Mark Keyes 469/2019 David Keyes 470/2019 Fred Keyes 471/2019 David Carney 487/2019 CN8416 Decision 395/2019 4.2 Afforestation Crough Waterford 04/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 upheld Peter Sweetman Justin Warnock, Edwina 396/2019 Guckian, John Brennan, 460/2019 Adrian Kelly, Jim CN8453 17.9 Afforestation Curraghnabania Leitrim 25/11/2019 McCaffrey, Sean 9 3 McLoughlin, 484/2019 Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Neil Foulkes Peter Sweetman Maura Murphy Michelle Earley Julie Kearney, Derval 397/2019 Symes 407/2019 WB Finlay, K Finlay 408/2019 John Keaveney 414/2019 Damien Keaveney 415/2019 Margaret Keaveney 416/2019 Michael Nangle 417/2019 Brian Earley 418/2019 John Earley 419/2019 Brendan Keaveney 420/2019 Mary Earley 421/2019 Sinead Harrington 422/2019 Padraig Mulligan 423/2019 CN8346 10.1 Sean & Sheila McGarry 472/2019 Afforestation Drumgeaglom Leitrim 06/12/2019 6 3 Janie Mulligan 473/2019 Michelle Henry 481/2019 Statia McGarry 485/2019 James Connolly 486/2019 Ronan Connolly 007/2020 Eoghan Connolly 008/2020 Michael Connolly 009/2020 Seamus Connolly 010/2020 Marie Mulligan 011/2020 Michael Mulligan 012/2020 Justin Warnock, Edwina 013/2020 Guckian, John Brennan, 022/2020 Adrian Kelly, Jim 024/2020 McCaffrey, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Early, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan CN8336 Decision 398/2019 2.51 Afforestation Slievecorragh Wicklow 15/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 upheld CN8462 10.1 Decision 399/2019 Afforestation Aghanoran Longford 21/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 7 9 upheld CN8281 Decision 400/2019 300 Road Bryanmore Lower Westmeath 26/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 3 upheld CN8350 Decision 401/2019 640 Road Cartron Longford 19/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 9 upheld CN8407 Decision 402/2019 600 Road Drumnatinny Barr Donegal 19/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 8 cancelled CN8407 Decision 403/2019 150 Road Ardachrin Donegal 19/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 cancelled CN8465 Decision 404/2019 225 Road Drumshinnagh Sligo 05/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 7 upheld 405/2019 CN8287 Peter Sweetman Decision 110 Road Curraghnabania Leitrim 21/11/2019 433/2019 1 Neil Foulkes cancelled Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, CN8415 Adrian Kelly, Jim Decision 406/2019 0.42 Afforestation Annaghoney Leitrim 12/11/2019 0 McCaffrey, Sean upheld McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, 409/2019 Adrian Kelly, Jim CN8487 Greachrevagh More 4.73 Afforestation Leitrim 21/11/2019 McCaffrey, Sean 9 Glebe McLoughlin, 461/2019 Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Neil Foulkes CN8455 462/2019 4.24 Afforestation Corlea Donegal 26/11/2019 Michael McGonigle 7 Pauline Dignan 410/2019 Martina Towey 411/2019 Patricia Madden 412/2019 CN8376 Decision 8.91 Afforestation Curraghard Roscommon 09/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 425/2019 4 upheld Mary Teresa 014/2020 Gallagher 015/2020 Sheila O'Doherty
413/2019 TFL003 Neil Foulkes 7.38 Felling Gortnagullion Leitrim 10/12/2019 455/2019 62019 Peter Sweetman CN8457 Decision 424/2019 0.50 Afforestation Cashel Mayo 17/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 1 cancelled CN8331 426/2019 140 Road Tavraun Mayo 17/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 4 CN8434 Knocknacrooha Decision 429/2019 130 Road Waterford 09/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 6 Lower upheld CN8426 430/2019 350 Road Clonoony Monaghan 09/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 0 CN8434 431/2019 4.73 Afforestation Ballynultagh Wicklow 10/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 5 CN8393 Decision 432/2019 545 Road Cloontrask Roscommon 11/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 7 upheld TFL003 434/2019 4.72 Felling Aghalattafraa Cavan 06/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 74719 TFL003 435/2019 6.02 Felling Stratford Lodge Wicklow 05/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 53119 TFL003 Decision 436/2019 8.31 Felling Grenan Kilkenny 05/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 08619 cancelled TFL003 16.9 437/2019 Felling Cornalaur, Pollagh Offaly 10/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 17519 6 TFL003 19.1 438/2019 Felling Cooradooey Donegal 25/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 22119 4 TFL003 18.8 439/2019 Felling Gortnagullion Leitrim 29/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 38619 5 TFL003 12.4 440/2019 Felling Magheralackagh Sligo 06/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 43219 8 TFL003 11.6 441/2019 Felling Millpark Leitrim 05/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 51019 9 TFL003 Clonbrown, 442/2019 2.20 Felling Offaly 10/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 63419 Clonroosk Little TFL003 443/2019 1.27 Felling Grange Wexford 17/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 72219 TFL003 444/2019 4.68 Felling Gallonbane Cavan 06/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 75919 TFL003 Decision 445/2019 8.36 Felling Annaghnamaddoo Leitrim 11/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 93919 upheld 446/2019 TFL003 26.2 Peter Sweetman Felling Gortnagullion Leitrim 10/12/2019 483/2019 62819 9 Neil Foulkes TFL002 447/2019 5.46 Felling Coolowen Cork 13/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 70119 TFL002 448/2019 9.64 Felling Shean Offaly 09/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 75119 TFL003 Cumminstown, 449/2019 9.48 Felling Westmeath 16/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 17319 Clonaglin TFL003 450/2019 7.18 Felling Mountplunket Roscommon 28/11/2019 Peter Sweetman 21019 TFL003 451/2019 9.20 Felling Garr Offaly 09/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 30419 TFL003 13.6 452/2019 Felling Curraun Leitrim 10/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 40319 1 TFL003 10.8 453/2019 Felling Lisnagea Leitrim 06/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 56919 0 454/2019 TFL003 26.5 Gornagullion, Peter Sweetman Felling Leitrim 10/12/2019 488/2019 61919 6 Gortanure North Neil Foulkes TFL003 Curraghabreed, 456/2019 2.33 Felling Cavan 10/12/2019 Peter Sweetman 84119 Drumroragh Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, CN8496 22.3 Adrian Kelly, Jim 457/2019 Afforestation Gorteenoran Leitrim 25/11/2019 1 7 McCaffrey, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, CN8495 Adrian Kelly, Jim 458/2019 4.52 Afforestation Leamanish Leitrim 26/11/2019 7 McCaffrey, Sean McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Justin Warnock, Edwina Guckian, John Brennan, CN8495 Adrian Kelly, Jim Decision 459/2019 5.57 Afforestation Leamanish Leitrim 25/11/2019 9 McCaffrey, Sean upheld McLoughlin, Tommy Earley, Brian Smith, Gerry Dolan Peter Sweetman and TFL003 Curraghabreed, 474/2019 9.52 Felling Cavan 10/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 27319 Drumroragh Ireland Defence CLG Croaghnagawna, Cronalun Rocks, Peter Sweetman and TFL003 475/2019 9.42 Felling The Leap, Donegal 06/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 21919 Meenafea, Ireland Defence CLG Carrickaduff Hill Peter Sweetman and TFL003 476/2019 5.9 Felling Lustia Roscommon 19/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 69419 Ireland Defence CLG Peter Sweetman and TFL003 477/2019 11.9 Felling Caher Roscommon 24/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 26019 Ireland Defence CLG Peter Sweetman and TFL003 478/2019 4.02 Felling Laughil Sligo 10/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 59719 Ireland Defence CLG Peter Sweetman and TFL002 479/2019 9.78 Felling Newport Tipperary 10/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 71419 Ireland Defence CLG Peter Sweetman and TFL001 480/2019 4.8 Felling Claremount Offaly 09/12/2019 on behalf of Wild 45618 Ireland Defence CLG TFL004 23.9 482/2019 Felling Muckros Leitrim 12/12/2019 Neil Foulkes 02119 5
Peter Sweetman TFL003 002/2020 1.79 Felling Booley Wexford 03/01/2020 Wild Ireland 23919 Defence CLG Peter Sweetman TFL003 003/2020 13.6 Felling Keelrin Leitrim 03/01/2020 Wild Ireland 85119 Defence CLG Peter Sweetman TFL003 004/2020 20.9 Felling Tonyclea Monaghan 03/01/2020 Wild Ireland 95019 Defence CLG Peter Sweetman TFL003 13.7 005/2020 Felling Carrownrod Sligo 03/01/2020 Wild Ireland 74119 5 Defence CLG Peter Sweetman TFL003 006/2020 6.91 Felling Lisgillock Glebe Leitrim 03/01/2020 Wild Ireland Decision upheld 69319 Defence CLG Wild Ireland LS01- Ballynahimmy, 016/2020 3.64 Felling Laois 04/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0076 Castlecuffe Peter Sweetman CN8490 Save Leitrim 017/2020 4.04 Afforestation Cloonee Leitrim 07/01/2020 8 Group CLG TFL003 37.9 018/2020 Felling Garranturton Waterford 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 77819 3 CN8453 22.4 020/2020 Afforestation Corglass Longford 09/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 1 8 TFL004 021/2020 9.56 Felling Drumcroman Leitrim 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 16919 CN8353 Cor more and Cor 027/2020 1.55 Afforestation Offaly 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 2 beg TFL003 028/2020 9.51 Felling Cloontrask Roscommon 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 25319 TFL003 029/2020 3.28 Felling Ballagh Wicklow 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 26419 TFL003 34.0 Ballindollaghan 030/2020 Felling Roscommon 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 18719 9 (Crump) Carrigeenagowna, TFL003 Roscommon, 031/2020 10.9 Felling Cloonloogh, 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 22019 Sligo Stonepark TFL003 14.9 032/2020 Felling Corbally and Slieve Roscommon 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 23319 9 TFL003 033/2020 4.91 Felling Killballyowen Limerick 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 75419 TFL003 034/2020 9.52 Felling Altlahan Donegal 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 35319 TFL003 035/2020 3.64 Felling Ratharoon West Cork 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 70719 TFL003 20.7 036/2020 Felling Tinode Wicklow 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 48519 1 TFL003 037/2020 7.53 Felling Milleeny Cork 16/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 76219 Ballykilcline, TFL002 149. 042/2020 Felling Knockhall, Lavagh, Roscommon 17/01/2020 Neil Foulkes 62818 2 Mullaghmacormick TFL004 17.7 043/2020 Felling Garvagh, Shivdilla Leitrim 02/01/2020 Neil Foulkes 01919 4 TFL003 34.0 Ballindollaghan, 044/2020 Felling Leitrim 02/01/2020 Neil Foulkes 18719 9 (Crump)
TFL003 32.7 Annaghboy, 045/2020 Felling Leitrim 15/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 31919 6 Gortermone
Dominic Corrigan, JP Dolan, Hugh McAuley, Joseph TFL004 23.9 Fitzpatrick, Sean 046/2020 Felling Derrynataun Cavan 14/01/2020 10119 2 McGovern, Dessie Corrigan, Jim De lacy, Martin McGoldrick, Aiden Maguire Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 047/2020 5.14 Felling Gartylough Cavan 16/01/2020 21419 Peter Sweetman representing CN8327 21.8 049/2020 Afforestation Rathkyle Kilkenny 15/01/2020 Peter Sweetman 0 7 Wild Ireland CN8332 Lemongrove or 052/2020 2.12 Afforestation Westmeath 20/01/2020 Defence CLG and 6 Rathcam Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 053/2020 9.69 Felling Ballymoneen Wicklow 20/01/2020 Defence CLG and 69019 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 054/2020 3.73 Felling Runnamoat Roscommon 21/01/2020 Defence CLG and 95619 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 055/2020 2.28 Felling Ballyduff Offaly 21/01/2020 Defence CLG and 71219 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland CN8445 058/2020 2.54 Afforestation Cloonalough Roscommon 22/01/2020 Defence CLG and 0 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland CN8056 060/2020 430 Road Tawnaghbeg Mayo 23/01/2020 Defence CLG and 2 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL002 27.8 Dergraw, 061/2020 Felling Roscommon 23/01/2020 Defence CLG and 72619 5 Drumboylan, Lustia Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 062/2020 8.52 Felling Smithstown Kilkenny 23/01/2020 Defence CLG and 40119 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 Raheenroche, Defence CLG - 063/2020 56.7 Felling Kilkenny 24/01/2020 19919 Castlegarden Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 064/2020 0.45 Felling Drumhass Leitrim 24/01/2020 Defence CLG and 32019 Peter Sweetman CN8532 Save Leitrim 066/2020 7.73 Afforestation Derrindrehid Leitrim 30/01/2020 5 Group CLG TFL004 067/2020 0.9 Felling Moytirra East Sligo 06/02/2020 Siobhan Molloy 12419 Wild Ireland LS01- Ballykenneen lower, 068/2020 8.09 Felling Laois 04/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0078 Srahduff glebe Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland CN8424 069/2020 200 Road Bohehs Mayo 05/02/2020 Defence CLG and 1 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland CN8472 070/2020 6.46 Afforestation Rathascanlon Sligo 05/02/2020 Defence CLG and 8 Peter Sweetman Aghnacreevy Wild Ireland CN05- 13.3 072/2020 Felling Cornacrum Evlagh Cavan 06/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0099 4 More Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland LM08- 073/2020 4.88 Felling Dergvone Leitrim 06/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0145 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland LM09- Gubnaveagh,Stralon 074/2020 4.29 Felling Leitrim 06/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0041 gford Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL003 075/2020 2.21 Felling Clonroosk Little Offaly 17/02/2020 Defence CLG and 09219 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland TFL002 076/2020 3.89 Felling Powerswood Kilkenny 10/02/2020 Defence CLG and 74319 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland CN8472 077/2020 165 Road Bohola Mayo 10/02/2020 Defence CLG and 2 Peter Sweetman Wild Ireland LS01- Brittas, Glenkeen 080/2020 5.04 Felling Laois 04/02/2020 Defence CLG and FL0077 lower Peter Sweetman 081/2020 Kate Ryan 119/2020 Frances Collins 120/2020 Eugene Collins 122/2020 Anthony Hughes Poulnagun, 123/2020 CN8407 Francis Hughes 8.95 Afforestation Knockaskeheen, Clare 19/02/2020 FAC 2 Ardeamush INVALID Rosemary 134/2020 O'Connor 135/2020 Adrian O'Connor 145/2020 Elizabeth Howley LM09- Gubnaveagh,Stralon 085/2020 4.29 Felling Leitrim 06/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0041 gford LM09- 086/2020 4.22 Felling Pottore Leitrim 05/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0042 Aghnacreevy CN05- 13.3 087/2020 Felling Cornacrum Evlagh Leitrim 06/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0099 4 More Wild Ireland TFL003 Defence CLG - 088/2020 5.59 Felling Annaghcallow Galway 17/02/2020 43119 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8466 Defence CLG - 090/2020 1.01 Afforestation Derrybeg Offaly 13/02/2020 6 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8463 11.1 Defence CLG - 091/2020 Afforestation Cloonree Roscommon 20/02/2020 8 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8460 Defence CLG - 092/2020 76 Road Tavraun Mayo 06/03/2020 5 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8443 Defence CLG - 093/2020 115 Road Headfort Kerry 18/02/2020 6 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8449 13.7 Defence CLG - 094/2020 Afforestation Glynn Cork 18/02/2020 3 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8439 Defence CLG - 095/2020 200 Road Brahalish Cork 24/02/2020 0 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 Defence CLG - 097/2020 4.52 Felling Colgagh Sligo 21/02/2020 71819 Peter Sweetman representing OY09- Knocknamase or 098/2020 2.24 Felling Offaly 13/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0041 Goldengrove OY09- 099/2020 7.5 Felling Franckfort Offaly 13/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0038 OY01- 100/2020 24.6 Felling Stonestown Offaly 11/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0063 OY01- 101/2020 5.62 Felling Clooneen Offaly 11/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0060 LS13- 11.2 102/2020 Felling Garryglass Laois 11/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0057 4 CE02- 14.9 103/2020 Felling Uggoon Upper Clare 11/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0233 1 Corlea, Corlea CE03- 14.9 104/2020 Felling More, Knockbeha Clare 11/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0202 2 Mountain KK02- 105/2020 2.41 Felling Boleybawn,Crutt Kilkenny 18/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0169 CK13- 106/2020 18.3 Felling Fiddane South Cork 25/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0198 WD06- 12.6 107/2020 Felling Knockatoor Waterford 06/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0234 8 CK12- 108/2020 9.56 Felling Coolaullig Cork 27/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0176 Dominic Corrigan, JP Dolan, Hugh McAuley, 110/2020 Joseph Fitzpatrick,
Sean McGovern,
Dessie Corrigan, 137/2020 Jim De lacy, Martin 147/2020 CN8435 17.8 Afforestation Kilduff Middle Cavan 27/02/2020 McGoldrick, Aiden 151/2020 4 4 Maguire Garry Hyde 153/2020 Wild Ireland 154/2020 Defence CLG - Peter 158/2020 Sweetman 178/2020 representing Ann Dolan Brian Wynne Gerry Woods Edward Dolan Des Dolan
CK13- 125/2020 27.6 Felling Knockaroura Cork 25/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0202 RN09- 126/2020 2.18 Felling Carrowskeheen Roscommon 13/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0085 MO32- 16.3 127/2020 Felling Carrowrev Mayo 06/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0011 3 CN8486 Henry Dunlop & 131/2020 0.6 Afforestation Gernonstown Meath 14/02/2020 1 Ruth Laidlaw TFL003 43.2 141/2020 Felling Corskeagh, Mullen Roscommon 02/03/2020 Neil Foulkes 00019 9 WW03- 142/2020 3.10 Felling Downshill Wicklow 20/02/2020 FL0071 KK06- 143/2020 7.24 Felling Brandonhil Kilkenny 20/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0148 Curraghmore (E.D. KK06- 11.6 144/2020 Felling Brownsford) Kilkenny 20/02/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0145 0 Garrandarragh Wild Ireland CN8481 Defence CLG - 148/2020 9.29 Afforestation Davros Mayo 26/02/2020 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 149/2020 TFL004 1.18 Felling Cornamucklagh Sligo 27/02/2020 Peter Sweetman 152/2020 47619 representing Siobhan Molloy CN8336 150/2020 225 Road Cashel Donegal 02/03/2020 Evelyn Doherty 8 Wild Ireland TFL003 43.2 Defence CLG - 159/2020 Felling Corskeagh, Mullen Roscommon 02/03/2020 00019 9 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8440 Defence CLG - 164/2020 2.89 Afforestation Larganboy West Mayo 12/03/2020 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8535 Defence CLG - 165/2020 465 Road Carricknagrow Cavan 12/03/2020 6 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 16.8 Defence CLG - 166/2020 Felling Sonvolaun Mayo 05/03/2020 22519 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW08- Ballinameesda Defence CLG - 167/2020 3.82 Felling Wicklow 13/03/2020 FL0189 Upper Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Aghowle WW08- Defence CLG - 168/2020 2.09 Felling Lower,Aghowle Wicklow 13/03/2020 FL0193 Peter Sweetman Upper representing Carrowmore SO10- (Tirerrill 169/2020 23.5 Felling Sligo 09/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0097 Barony),Carrownad argny Glackaunadarragh,G SO10- 170/2020 2.84 Felling len (Ed Sligo 09/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0098 Ballynashee) SO10- 171/2020 4.77 Felling Glackaunadarragh Sligo 09/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0099 SO10- Boleymaguire,Carro 172/2020 4.91 Felling Sligo 09/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0100 wnadargny WW06- 173/2020 7.04 Felling Tuckmill Upper Wicklow 11/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0242 WW06- Deerpark (Ed 174/2020 7.89 Felling Wicklow 11/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0247 Donaghmore),Fauna WW09- Ballinamona,Knock 175/2020 2.42 Felling Wicklow 13/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0169 namohill Aghowle WW08- 176/2020 2.09 Felling Lower,Aghowle Wicklow 13/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0193 Upper CN8533 Michael & 177/2020 300 Road Frenchlawn Roscommon 25/03/2020 6 Josephine Bergin CK28- 24.7 Derreendonee, 179/2020 Felling Cork 26/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0022 1 Derreenglass Kinturk, CE07- 180/2020 14.5 Felling Slaghbooly, Clare 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0202 Tullaghaboy Furroor (Ed CE07- 181/2020 16.6 Felling Furroor), Clare 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0203 Slaghbooly CE07- Booltiagh, 182/2020 9.72 Felling Clare 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0205 Boolynaknockaun TY01- 183/2020 3.66 Felling Killurane Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0045 TY06- Bredagh, Glenmore 184/2020 4.5 Felling Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0085 Upper TY06- Glenmore Upper, 185/2020 4.35 Felling Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0086 Latteragh TY06- 186/2020 6.89 Felling Glenmore Upper Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0093 TY11- 187/2020 3.95 Felling Gortarush Lower Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0034 TY11- 188/2020 3.29 Felling Gortarush Lower Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0035 Barnagowlane East CK24- 12.8 189/2020 Felling Cullenagh, Cork 26/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0085 8 Goulacullin CK24- 190/2020 14.3 Felling Barnagowlane East Cork 26/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0087 CK27- 191/2020 4.62 Felling Derreennacusha Cork 26/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0003 TY06- 11.5 192/2020 Felling Glenmore Upper Tipperary 25/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0092 7 CN8536 Save Leitrim 193/2020 8.23 Afforestation Aghalough Leitrim 18/03/2020 4 Group CLG Wild Ireland CN8467 Defence CLG - 194/2020 150 Road Corrower Mayo 18/03/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN7966 Defence CLG - 195/2020 160 Road Gortnaganniv Clare 18/03/2020 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW09- Defence CLG - 196/2020 3.92 Felling Greenan More Wicklow 30/03/2020 FL0164 Peter Sweetman representing Ballinvally Wild Ireland (Valentine) WW09- Defence CLG - 197/2020 6.1 Felling Ballinvally Wicklow 30/03/2020 FL0166 Peter Sweetman (Wisdom) representing Knockanree Upper DL06- Sharagore Tonduff 200/2020 17.5 Felling Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0029 (Ed Desertegny) DL07- 201/2020 9.96 Felling Cabry,Creehennan Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0066 DL07- Creehennan,Glenca 202/2020 10.1 Felling Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0067 w DL21- 203/2020 7.85 Felling Taughboy Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0053 DL25- Cranny Upper 204/2020 10.8 Felling Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0088 Gargrim DL27- 205/2020 7.01 Felling Fintragh Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0009 DL27- 206/2020 4.15 Felling Fintragh Donegal 01/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0010 DL27- 207/2020 6.74 Felling Fintragh Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0011 DL27- 11.7 208/2020 Felling Fintragh Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0012 4 DL27- 10.1 209/2020 Felling Crownarudda Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0013 2 DL31- 210/2020 4.06 Felling Boeeshil Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0058 DL31- 19.2 211/2020 Felling Boeeshil Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0060 4 DL31- 22.8 Boeeshil, Corlea 212/2020 Felling Donegal 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0062 8 (ED Pettigoe) GY05- Cloonkeen 213/2020 6.29 Felling Galway 07/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0094 (Ffrench) CN8591 214/2020 600 Road Glenmore Upper Tipperary 07/04/2020 Neil Foulkes 4 CN8195 Pakenhamhall or 215/2020 Road Westmeath 03/04/2020 Neil Foulkes 5 Tullynally LM04- 216/2020 20.7 Felling Gortinar Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0056 Glenboy LM06- 217/2020 18.2 Felling Gortnalibbert Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0139 Munnagashel LM08- 218/2020 10.2 Felling Dergvone,Teebane Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0148 LM08- 219/2020 3.89 Felling Dergvone Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0149 Derrinwillin Glebe LM08- 220/2020 9.63 Felling Mahanagh Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0151 (Drumahaire By) LM12- Clogher (Carrigallen 221/2020 4.3 Felling Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0030 By) Kilnamaddyroe Clogher (Carrigallen LM12- 222/2020 4.58 Felling By) Derrinkeher Leitrim 31/03/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0031 (Brady) CN8440 223/2020 4.99 Afforestation Kealafreaghane East Kerry 30/03/2020 Kathleen Murphy 3 TFL004 224/2020 27.2 Felling Leggatinty Roscommon 16/04/2020 Neil Foulkes 05119 CN8510 Save Leitrim 225/2020 1.45 Afforestation Ross Beg Glebe Leitrim 02/04/2020 0 Group CLG CN8460 Save Leitrim 226/2020 300 Road Dergvone Leitrim 02/04/2020 9 Group CLG CN8533 Save Leitrim 227/2020 6.92 Afforestation Lissacarn Leitrim 03/04/2020 3 Group CLG Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 228/2020 LD02- 2.38 Felling Corclaragh Longford 30/04/2020 Defence CLG - 236/2020 FL0079 Peter Sweetman representing Bracklin, RN11- 229/2020 6.71 Felling Cornaveagh, Roscommon 30/04/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0030 Dunamon Wild Ireland CN8574 14.1 Defence CLG - 230/2020 Afforestation Caherkeen Cork 16/04/2020 7 1 Peter Sweetman representing 232/2020 CN8540 Donie Daly 7.55 Afforestation Ballyglavin Cork 22/04/2020 233/2020 0 Denise O'Sullivan Wild Ireland Kilcloher, CE07- Defence CLG - 234/2020 6.75 Felling Lispuckaun, Clare 01/05/2020 FL0204 Peter Sweetman Rathcrony representing Wild Ireland LD02- Defence CLG - 235/2020 6.7 Felling Cooldoney Longford 30/04/2020 FL0080 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland GY08- Kylemore Defence CLG - 237/2020 3.58 Felling Galway 30/04/2020 FL0034 (Longford By) Peter Sweetman representing 239/2020 CN85379 960 Road Lisvarrinane Tipperary 07/05/2020 Neil Foulkes TFL00416 34.5 240/2020 Felling Ballyformoyle Roscommon 06/05/2020 Neil Foulkes 819 8 DL21- 241/2020 9.06 Felling Croaghonagh Donegal 01/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0054 LM06- 242/2020 8.22 Felling Garvagh Glebe Limerick 07/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0141 GY16- Bellayarha South, 243/2020 12.7 Felling Galway 01/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0093 Cahernagarry WD02- 244/2020 4.06 Felling Boola, Coolishal Waterford 08/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0163 LS13- Brennanshill, 245/2020 10.4 Felling Laois 01/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0058 Coolglass, Scotland Save Leitrim 246/2020 CN84592 2.31 Afforestation Dergvone Leitrim 01/05/2020 Group CLG Save Leitrim 247/2020 CN84574 9.25 Afforestation Halls Leitrim 12/05/2020 Group CLG Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 249/2020 CN85445 499 Road Knockmeal Kerry 14/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 250/2020 CN85156 350 Road Agharra Longford 28/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 251/2020 CN85537 220 Road Drummeel Longford 27/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 252/2020 CN84746 151 Road Cottage Mayo 27/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 253/2020 CN85726 516 Road Knockanarroor Kerry 27/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 254/2020 CN83936 340 Road Sellernaun East Clare 27/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 255/2020 CN85570 420 Road Clonglaskan Cork 27/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 256/2020 CN85588 295 Road Moanlahan Cork 22/05/2020 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8537 Aghavannagh Defence CLG - 257/2020 750 Road Wicklow 21/05/2020 0 (Revell) Peter Sweetman representing CN8547 Wild Ireland 258/2020 450 Road Haggard Kilkenny 21/05/2020 2 Defence CLG - Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8282 Defence CLG - Peter 259/2020 285 Road Raheen Cork 22/05/2020 6 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8476 Defence CLG - Peter 262/2020 400 Road Ballycommane Cork 19/05/2020 2 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8064 Defence CLG - Peter 263/2020 231 Road Ballybit Big Carlow 15/05/2020 2 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - Peter 264/2020 KY10- Garrane South, 8.78 Felling Kerry 22/05/2020 Sweetman 295/2020 FL0117 Kealafreaghane East representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland CE07- Defence CLG - Peter 265/2020 9.2 Felling Glenmore Clare 22/05/2020 FL0201 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 12.1 Defence CLG - Peter 267/2020 Felling Cloonnagashel Mayo 22/05/2020 18319 7 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW08- Defence CLG - Peter 268/2020 3.14 Felling Ballymaghroe Wicklow 22/05/2020 FL0188 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW08- Defence CLG - Peter 269/2020 4.65 Felling Ballycullen Wicklow 22/05/2020 FL0191 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland LS15- Defence CLG - Peter 270/2020 5.48 Felling Knockbaun Laois 22/05/2020 FL0053 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Ballynona North, CK14- 10.8 Defence CLG - Peter 271/2020 Felling Walshtown More Cork 22/05/2020 FL0142 9 Sweetman (West) representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - Peter 272/2020 CE07- Carncreagh, 3.91 Felling Clare 22/05/2020 Sweetman 288/2020 FL0200 Tullaghaboy representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 273/2020 CK14- 14.9 Ballynabrannagh Felling Cork 22/05/2020 Peter Sweetman 289/2020 FL0145 5 East, Leamlara representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland TFL001 Defence CLG - 274/2020 4.49 Felling Leggatinty Roscommon 25/05/2020 53418 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 Defence CLG - 275/2020 6.66 Felling Kilmacrea Lower Wicklow 25/05/2020 80619 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 276/2020 TFL004 32.9 Felling Rathmulpatrick Sligo 25/05/2020 Peter Sweetman 290/2020 17019 3 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland TY11- Defence CLG - 277/2020 2.11 Felling Gortard, Gortussa Tipperary 22/05/2020 FL0032 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WX08- Bargy Commons, Defence CLG - 278/2020 3.04 Felling Wexford 22/05/2020 FL0099 Skeaterpark Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8365 Defence CLG - 279/2020 4.66 Afforestation Moyhill Meath 22/05/2020 1 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8543 Defence CLG - 280/2020 5.69 Afforestation Esker South Mayo 26/05/2020 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - Peter Sweetman 281/2020 representing 296/2020 Eugene Gorman 297/2020 John & Catherine 298/2020 CN8441 24.4 Whitney Afforestation Breany Longford 25/05/2020 299/2020 8 7 Ann Bohan 300/2020 Andrew & Riona 301/2020 Lynch 302/2020 Niamh Daly Eamonn & Carmel Tynan Catherine Gorman Wild Ireland CN8393 Defence CLG - 282/2020 7.66 Afforestation Aghavadden Leitrim 26/05/2020 1 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8499 19.5 Defence CLG - 283/2020 Afforestation Emlagh Meath 22/05/2020 3 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 284/2020 CN8579 10.4 Afforestation Scardan Beg Sligo 20/05/2020 Peter Sweetman 287/2020 8 4 representing Siobhan Molloy Wild Ireland CN8598 Defence CLG - 286/2020 6.15 Afforestation Derryhall Westmeath 22/05/2020 1 Peter Sweetman representing MN01- 291/2020 4.69 Felling Creaghan Monaghan 29/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0078 CK24- 17.1 292/2020 Felling Cooranig Cork 29/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0083 4 WW08- 293/2020 3.68 Felling Ballymanus Upper Wicklow 29/05/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0194 CN8620 14.1 294/2020 Afforestation Lecks Cavan 28/05/2020 Neil Foulkes 9 4 Wild Ireland CN8590 Defence CLG - 303/2020 2.17 Afforestation Kilbride Kilkenny 22/05/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8607 Defence CLG - 305/2020 5.06 Afforestation Clonyhague Westmeath 28/05/2020 4 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8608 14.0 Defence CLG - 307/2020 Afforestation Threewells Wicklow 29/05/2020 0 2 Peter Sweetman representing TFL003 38.9 308/2020 Felling Annacrivey Wicklow 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes 18519 7 309/2020 TFL003 Neil Foulkes 9.15 Felling Cloonbaniff Sligo 29/06/2020 327/2020 16419 Siobhan Molloy CN8578 24.1 310/2020 Afforestation Rathmeel Sligo 19/06/2020 Mary Morrissey 6 1 311/2020 TFL003 10.5 Neil Foulkes Felling Cloonbaniff Sligo 29/06/2020 328/2020 02619 4 Siobhan Molloy Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 312/2020 CN8397 850 Road Knockrath Big Wicklow 29/06/2020 Defence CLG - 410/2020 1 Peter Sweetman representing WW09- 313/2020 2.6 Felling Templelyon Lower Wicklow 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0168 SO09- 314/2020 3.14 Felling Srananagh Sligo 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0032 DL04- 315/2020 2.88 Felling Aghangaddy Glebe Donegal 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0051 LK06- 316/2020 6.06 Felling Carrigeen Mountain Limerick 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0052 Corlea (ED DL20- 14.5 Gleneely), 317/2020 Felling Donegal 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0085 4 Corradooey (ED Gleneely) WX07- 13.0 Clonmore Lower, 318/2020 Felling Wexford 29/06/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0027 7 Oulartleigh John Matthews 319/2020 CN8608 18.6 Save Leitrim 322/2020 Afforestation Fingreagh Upper Leitrim 29/06/2020 8 7 Group CLG 323/2020 Teresa McVeigh Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 320/2020 CN8413 1,01 Road Cullencastle Waterford 29/06/2020 Defence CLG - 412/2020 8 0 Peter Sweetman representing Kevin Keaveney Bradley 321/2020 Millington 324/2020 Padraig McManus 325/2020 Denise Flynn 329/2020 Ciara McHugh 330/2020 Brian Keaveney 331/2020 Gerry Rynn 332/2020 Anna McManus 333/2020 Enda Gilrane 345/2020 Donna Sheridan 347/2020 CN8497 17.8 Afforestation Moneenreave Leitrim 01/07/2020 Cathal Maguire 350/2020 7 Gerard McPartlan 351/2020 Brendan 353/2020 McKenna 355/2020 Mary Bohan 356/2020 Paul Toal 358/2020 Padraig Fallon 359/2020 Seamus Gilhooly 360/2020 Gabriel Flynn 361/2020 Kathleen Flynn 362/2020 Mary Gilhooly Dolan Mary Moran 363/2020 Michael Keaveney 364/2020 Val McGee 365/2020 Paul Mulvey 367/2020 John McGowan 368/2020 Una McGowan 369/2020 Emma McHugh 370/2020 Bernie McHugh 371/2020 Save Leitrim CLG 372/2020 Barry McKenna 373/2020 Sile Boles 374/2020 Brendan Gilhooly 375/2020 Gerry Keaveney 377/2020 Helen Moran 378/2020 Michael Flynn 379/2020 Tracey & Mark 380/2020 Tracy 381/2020 Anne McNulty 382/2020 Phyl Foley 383/2020 Gabriel McKenna Padraig McManus Anna McManus Padraig Fallon 326/2020 Gerard McPartlan 344/2020 Brendan 348/2020 McKenna 349/2020 Mary Bohan 352/2020 Paul Toal 354/2020 Val McGee 357/2020 Michael Flynn 366/2020 Wild Ireland 388/2020 Defence CLG - 419/2020 Peter Sweetman 435/2020 representing 436/2020 Seamus Gilhooly 438/2020 Mary Gilhooly 487/2020 Dolan 489/2020 Clive Kelleher 490/2020 Save Leitrim CLG 491/2020 Gabriel McKenna 492/2020 Kathleen Ryan 493/2020 Noel Woods 494/2020 Michael Ryan 495/2020 Raymond CN8329 Kelleher 9.17 Afforestation Knockateean Leitrim 03/07/2020 5 Kevin Nealon Sile Boles 496/2020 497/2020 Brian Keaveney 498/2020 Marita Keaveney 499/2020 Cathal Maguire 500/2020 Michael Keaveney 501/2020 Thomas McHugh 502/2020 Sheila McHugh 503/2020 Cathal McHugh 504/2020 Ciara McHugh 505/2020 John McGowan 506/2020 Una McGowan 507/2020 Emma McHugh 508/2020 Bernie McHugh 510/2020 Phyl Foley 511/2020 Declan Flynn 512/2020 Michael & 513/2020 Kathleen Flynn 514/2020 Denise Flynn 515/2020 Gabriel Flynn 516/2020 Sean McDermott Tracey & Mark Tracy Brendan Gilhooly Ballyleary (Ed CK14- 335/2020 1.39 Felling Carrigtohill), Cork 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0140 Curragh CK26- Rowls (Langford) 336/2020 11.1 Felling Conegal 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0049 South TY03- Ballyhourigan, 337/2020 8.37 Felling Tipperary 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0210 Boolatin, Doonane TY06- Commaun Beg, 338/2020 7.61 Felling Tipperary 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0094 Gortahumma TY06- Garryglass, 339/2020 10.4 Felling Tipperary 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0087 Gortahumma Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 340/2020 LS06- 5.39 Felling Capard Laois 06/07/2020 Defence CLG - 409/2020 FL0058 Peter Sweetman representing DL09- 341/2020 6.31 Felling Mongorry Donegal 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0055 Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 342/2020 TFL004 27.9 Felling Tinode Wicklow 06/07/2020 Defence CLG - 413/2020 60420 5 Peter Sweetman representing CK11- Glendav, 343/2020 9.2 Felling Cork 06/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0089 Labbadermody CN8621 12.8 Save Leitrim 376/2020 Afforestation Finiskil Leitrim 09/07/2020 2 9 Group CLG Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 384/2020 4.03 Felling Aghamucky Kilkenny 13/07/2020 13319 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8463 Defence CLG - 385/2020 360 Road Oory Mayo 13/07/2020 9 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8620 Defence CLG - 386/2020 2.85 Afforestation Erriff Mayo 13/07/2020 4 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8580 Defence CLG - 387/2020 5.83 Afforestation Ballaghacommane Kerry 13/07/2020 2 Peter Sweetman representing Aghavannagh WW07- 14.6 (Ram), 389/2020 Felling Wicklow 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0151 4 Aghavannagh (Revell) WW07- 390/2020 3.94 Felling Clohernagh Wicklow 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0152 WW07- 391/2020 0.54 Felling Clohernagh Wicklow 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0157 TY06- Commaun Beg, 392/2020 7.11 Felling Tipperary 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0089 Gortahumma TY06- 10.3 393/2020 Felling Commaun Beg Tipperary 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0090 5 TY06- Commaun Beg, 394/2020 2.21 Felling Tipperary 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0091 Gortahumma CN8485 395/2020 230 Road Clashmaguire Cork 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 9 Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 396/2020 Defence CLG - Peter 422/2020 Sweetman 467/2020 representing 468/2020 John Hehir Sarah 469/2020 Hehir 470/2020 John Casey 471/2020 Eileen Gemmell 472/2020 Svetlana Tamita 473/2020 Mary O'Connell 474/2020 Paul O'Connell 475/2020 CN8359 9.1 Afforestation Gragbrien Clare 14/07/2020 Martin Brennan 476/2020 9 Mai Brennan 477/2020 Bernie Casey 478/2020 Mary Ann Casey 479/2020 Vera Casey 480/2020 Martin Casey 481/2020 Joe Hehir 482/2020 Colman Nestor 483/2020 Sarah O'Gorman 484/2020 Iurie Chircu 485/2020 Michael Hehir 486/2020 Michael McMahon Ann McMahon Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 397/2020 Defence CLG - 423/2020 Peter Sweetman 447/2020 representing 448/2020 John Hehir 449/2020 Sarah Hehir 450/2020 John Casey 451/2020 Eileen Gemmell 452/2020 Svetlana Tamita 453/2020 Mary O'Connell 454/2020 Paul O'Connell 455/2020 CN8104 Martin Brennan 8.33 Afforestation Killerk West Clare 14/07/2020 456/2020 8 Mai Brennan 457/2020 Bernie Casey 458/2020 Mary Ann Casey 459/2020 Vera Casey 460/2020 Martin Casey 461/2020 Joe Hehir 462/2020 Sarah O'Gorman 463/2020 Colman Nestor 464/2020 Iurie Chircu 465/2020 Michael Hehir 466/2020 Michael McMahon Ann McMahon CE03- 19.7 398/2020 Felling Slieveanore Clare 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0204 7 CE03- 399/2020 5.4 Felling Cappaghbaunpark Clare 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0198 CE03- Aughrim, 400/2020 6.25 Felling Clare 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0197 Ballycorban CK11- 401/2020 7.82 Felling Glendav Cork 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0090 CK12- 402/2020 5.17 Felling Cusloura Cork 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0174 DL25- 403/2020 5.54 Felling Corker More Donegal 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0091 GY10- 18.6 404/2020 Felling Loughatorick North Galway 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0158 4 GY10- 405/2020 7.66 Felling Mountainpark Cork 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0161 MN01- Barratitoppy Lower, 406/2020 5.41 Felling Galway 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0076 Knockballyroney OY07- 407/2020 6.26 Felling Glenregan Offaly 14/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0081 Wild Ireland TFL004 11.5 Defence CLG - 408/2020 Felling Cloonsillagh Sligo 15/07/2020 60520 9 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8398 Defence CLG - 411/2020 400 Road Ummeraboy West Cork 15/07/2020 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 414/2020 0.5 Felling Laharan South Kerry 15/07/2020 80120 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8459 Defence CLG - 415/2020 300 Road Leckaun Leitrim 15/07/2020 0 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8441 19.9 Defence CLG - 416/2020 Afforestation Gloves West Galway 16/07/2020 1 2 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8606 Defence CLG - 417/2020 316 Road Bella Roscommon 16/07/2020 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 418/2020 9.01 Felling Ballynahallia Kerry 16/07/2020 68520 Peter Sweetman representing CN8585 Save Leitrim 420/2020 5.53 Afforestation Halls Limerick 16/07/2020 0 Group CLG LS01- 421/2020 9.39 Felling Garryhedder Laois 16/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0091 Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 424/2020 CN8611 610 Road Byrnesgrove Kilkenny 20/07/2020 Peter Sweetman 543/2020 0 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland CN8622 Defence CLG - 425/2020 490 Road Moher Roscommon 20/07/2020 7 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 426/2020 CN8635 235 Road Ballymartin Kilkenny 20/07/2020 Peter Sweetman 538/2020 4 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland CN8324 13.3 Defence CLG - 427/2020 Afforestation Treanboy Galway 20/07/2020 9 5 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 25.2 Defence CLG - 428/2020 Felling Ballintogher Tipperary 20/07/2020 28419 1 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 15.5 Defence CLG - 429/2020 Felling Rathgarrett Westmeath 20/07/2020 39319 6 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8648 Defence CLG - 430/2020 8.7 Afforestation Rathcorick Cavan 20/07/2020 9 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8626 Defence CLG - 431/2020 400 Road Meenachullalan Donegal 21/07/2020 4 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland 432/2020 CN8646 Defence CLG - 488/2020 325 Road Moydrum Westmeath 21/07/2020 1 Peter Sweetman 540/2020 representing Andy Smith Neil Foulkes
Wild Ireland CN8470 Defence CLG - 433/2020 4.83 Afforestation Killeen Kerry 21/07/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8624 Defence CLG - 434/2020 626 Road Leabeg Offaly 21/07/2020 4 Peter Sweetman representing CN8605 437/2020 675 Road Leitrim 24/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 0 Kilnamaddyroe Louise Murnaghan 439/2020 Adrian Murnaghan 440/2020 Harry Murnaghan 441/2020 Caroline Murnaghan 442/2020 CN8533 Cathriona 4.17 Afforestation Magheraboy Monaghan 24/07/2020 443/2020 1 Murnaghan 444/2020 Aoibhinn Murnaghan 445/2020 Cathriona 445/2020 Murnaghan Daniel Murnaghan TFL003 509/2020 4.23 Felling Cloondrihara Sligo 28/07/2020 Siobhan Molloy 53519 Wild Ireland TFL004 12.4 Defence CLG - 517/2020 Felling Cork 29/07/2020 86820 8 Peter Sweetman Keamore representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 518/2020 9.88 Felling Kilknockan Tipperary 29/07/2020 67820 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 14.5 Defence CLG - 519/2020 Felling Trusk Donegal 29/07/2020 28819 2 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 15.6 Defence CLG - 520/2020 Felling Carrickmagrath Donegal 29/07/2020 27519 6 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 521/2020 4.26 Felling Gallen Offaly 29/07/2020 65220 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL003 Defence CLG - 522/2020 6.44 Felling Ballykelly Wexford 29/07/2020 20319 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL002 106. Defence CLG - 523/2020 Felling Cronelshinagh Monaghan 29/07/2020 98119 2 Peter Sweetman representing CE02- 525/2020 15 Felling Loughaun North Clare 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0237 CK12- Carriganimmy, 527/2020 20.4 Felling Cork 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0177 Cuslours DL12- 237 Meenacung (Ed 528/2020 Felling Donegal 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0041 2 Seacor) Altadush, DL12- 529/2020 14.8 Felling Meenacung (Ed Donegal 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0044 Seacor) DU02- 530/2020 24.7 Felling Shankill Dublin 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0121 GY10- Loughatorick North, 531/2020 2.43 Felling Galway 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0159 Loughatorick South GY11- Coppanagh 532/2020 17.9 Felling Galway 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0370 (Loughrea By) GY11- 533/2020 16.9 Felling Ballinlawless Galway 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0372 Aghavannagh WW01- 534/2020 14.1 Felling (Ram), Mucklagh Wicklow 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0094 (Ed Ballinacor) WW03- 535/2020 13.1 Felling Sraghmore Wicklow 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0069 WW05- 536/2020 11.7 Felling Oakwood Wicklow 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0111 TFL00367 537/2020 0.81 Felling Toughbaun Cork 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 419 539/2020 CN85958 150 Road Leghawny Donegal 31/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 541/2020 CN85821 700 Road Knockysheehan Kerry 31/07/2020 Neil Foulkes Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland 542/2020 11.3 CN86658 Afforestation Cloonree Roscommon 31/07/2020 Defence CLG - 557/2020 2 Peter Sweetman representing 544/2020 CN85092 500 Road Silvereagh Lower Wicklow 31/07/2020 Neil Foulkes TFL00298 545/2020 Felling Knockacappul Sligo 31/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 219 5.71 TFL00390 11.1 546/2020 Felling Prabagh Leitrim 31/07/2020 Neil Foulkes 319 4 Wild Ireland TFL00500 Defence CLG - 547/2020 7.22 Felling Lissadorn Roscommon 04/08/2020 220 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL00344 18.6 Defence CLG - 548/2020 Felling Teeveeny Cork 04/08/2020 919 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 549/2020 0.81 Felling Killaneena Clare 04/08/2020 TFL003 Peter Sweetman 37719 representing Wild Ireland TFL003 Defence CLG - 550/2020 40.2 Felling Gortagowan Kerry 04/08/2020 03219 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8472 Defence CLG - 551/2020 8.09 Afforestation Gubbaveeny Cavan 04/08/2020 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8656 Defence CLG - 552/2020 Afforestation Countenan Cavan 04/08/2020 8 11.1 Peter Sweetman 8 representing Wild Ireland CN8327 Defence CLG - 553/2020 8.35 Afforestation Cloonmoney Clare 04/08/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8407 Defence CLG - Peter 554/2020 7.23 Afforestation Ballintava Galway 04/08/2020 9 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8638 Defence CLG - Peter 555/2020 5.3 Afforestation Carnaun Clare 04/08/2020 8 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8670 Defence CLG - Peter 556/2020 5.15 Afforestation Boley Wexford 04/08/2020 1 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CK26- Rowls (Lanford Defence CLG - Peter 558/2020 1.71 Felling Cork 05/08/2020 FL0050 North) Sweetman representing CW03- Wild Ireland 559/2020 3.47 Felling Coonoge Carlow 05/08/2020 FL0147 Defence CLG - Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - Peter 560/2020 CE04- 5.47 Felling Bohateh North Clare 05/08/2020 Sweetman 598/2020 FL0066 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland CW03- Defence CLG - Peter 562/2020 5.9 Felling Crannagh Carlow 05/08/2020 FL0146 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Altinierin, DL12- Defence CLG - Peter 563/2020 8.9 Felling Meenacung (ED Donegal 05/08/2020 FL0040 Sweetman Seacor) representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - Peter 564/2020 DL15- 7.34 Felling Urbaldeevan Donegal 05/08/2020 Sweetman 594/2020 FL0027 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland KY05- 12.5 Glanawaddra, Defence CLG - Peter 565/2020 Felling Kerry 05/08/2020 FL0050 1 Knockyeala Sweetman representing Wild Ireland KK06- Blessington, Defence CLG - Peter 566/2020 2.22 Felling Kilkenny 05/08/2020 FL0147 Raheendonore Sweetman representing Wild Ireland KY15- Defence CLG - Peter 567/2020 12.6 Felling Glashacormick Kerry 05/08/2020 FL0029 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland 11.7 Defence CLG - Peter 568/2020 Felling Sheskin Offaly 05/08/2020 LS01- 1 Sweetman FL0090 representing Wild Ireland LS01- Glendine, Defence CLG - Peter 569/2020 5.69 Felling Laois 05/08/2020 FL0092 Glendineoregan Sweetman representing Wild Ireland LS09- 13.6 Defence CLG - Peter 570/2020 Felling Glendine Laois 05/08/2020 FL0142 6 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland OY07- Castletown & Defence CLG - Peter 571/2020 5.97 Felling Offaly 05/08/2020 FL0079 Glinsk Sweetman representing Wild Ireland GY12- 11.6 Derrybrien South, Defence CLG - Peter 572/2020 Felling Galway 05/08/2020 FL0192 5 Derrybrien West Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW09- Defence CLG - Peter 573/2020 4.2 Felling Ballintombay Upper Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0165 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland OY08- 13.5 Defence CLG - Peter 574/2020 Felling Barcam Offaly 05/08/2020 FL0047 8 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland OY08- 12.5 Defence CLG - Peter 575/2020 Felling Tulla & Crumlin Offaly 05/08/2020 FL0045 7 Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TY03- Coolruntha, Defence CLG - 576/2020 9.91 Felling Tipperary 05/08/2020 FL0207 Middlequarter Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Bohernarude, Defence CLG - 577/2020 TY07- 10.9 Felling Borrisnafarney, Tipperary 05/08/2020 Peter Sweetman 597/2020 FL0062 Kilduff representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 578/2020 WD05- Curraun, Cutteen 15.2 Felling Waterford 05/08/2020 Peter Sweetman 596/2020 FL0186 South representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland Ballymacard WD06- Defence CLG - 579/2020 6.16 Felling Uppter, Waterford 05/08/2020 FL0229 Peter Sweetman Ballytrisnane representing Wild Ireland WD06- Defence CLG - 580/2020 5.3 Felling Glenlicky Waterford 05/08/2020 FL0233 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW01- Defence CLG - 581/2020 15.8 Felling Ballylow Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0096 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW01- Defence CLG - 582/2020 8.45 Felling Ballyfoyle Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0098 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW03- Defence CLG - 583/2020 5.61 Felling Carrigroe Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0068 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW05- Defence CLG - 584/2020 8.8 Felling Ballinagee Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0109 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 585/2020 WW02- 4.68 Felling Ballyreagh Wicklow 05/08/2020 Peter Sweetman 599/2020 FL0083 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland WW07- Defence CLG - 586/2020 6.4 Felling Kirikee Wicklow 05/08/2020 FL0153 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 587/2020 WW05- 12.4 Felling Ballinagee Wicklow 05/08/2020 Peter Sweetman 595/2020 FL0110 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 588/2020 CN8424 350 Road Lagduff More Mayo 05/08/2020 Peter Sweetman 603/2020 3 representing Neil Foulkes Wild Ireland CN8394 Defence CLG - 589/2020 400 Road Clare 05/08/2020 3 Peter Sweetman Blakesmountain representing Wild Ireland CN8497 Defence CLG - 590/2020 480 Road Islands Kilkenny 05/08/2020 3 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8653 Crooderry, Defence CLG - 591/2020 220 Road Roscommon 06/08/2020 3 Derryherk Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland Defence CLG - 592/2020 499 Road Kilnagrange Waterford 06/08/2020 CN8617 Peter Sweetman 4 representing 593/2020 WW07- 22.3 Felling Aghanvannagh Wicklow 05/08/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0154 (Revell) CN8560 600/2020 1.17 Afforestation Sonnagh Mayo 06/08/2020 Neil Foulkes 4 CN8595 601/2020 150 Road Meenbog Donegal 06/08/2020 Neil Foulkes 7 CN8443 602/2020 395 Road Aghagower Roscommon 06/08/2020 Neil Foulkes 3 TFL003 62.1 604/2020 Felling Mountainfarm Laois 06/08/2020 Neil Foulkes 21519 1 Wild Ireland CW01- Defence CLG - 605/2020 19.1 Felling Coolcullen Kilkenny 09/08/2020 FL0051 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN06- Defence CLG - 606/2020 2.86 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 09/08/2020 FL0043 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CK10- Curraghrour East, Defence CLG - 607/2020 7.81 Felling Cork 09/08/2020 FL0075 Gortmore Peter Sweetman representing Ballgrissane, Wild Ireland CK25- Kilpatrick, Minane, Defence CLG - 608/2020 17.6 Felling Cork 09/08/2020 FL0059 Springhill, Peter Sweetman Wicklowhill representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 609/2020 1.82 Felling Bellanascarrow East Sligo 09/08/2020 02819 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland WW09- Kilmagig Lower, Defence CLG - 610/2020 3.79 Felling Wicklow 09/08/2020 FL0163 Kilmagig Upper Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 611/2020 5.02 Felling Rathgoonaun Sligo 09/08/2020 33719 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8621 Defence CLG - 612/2020 285 Road Cloonagh Westmeath 09/08/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland CN8640 Defence CLG - 614/2020 420 Road Sleehaun Longford 09/08/2020 8 Peter Sweetman representing Wild Ireland TFL004 Defence CLG - 615/2020 20.9 Felling Drumcarban Cavan 09/08/2020 49219 Peter Sweetman representing 618/20 618/2020 618/2021 618/2023 618/2024 618/2025 618/2026 618/2027 22 Afforestatio Rosalie Byrne 631/2020 CN83691 4 Toormore Clare 24/07/2020 n Muir CW03- 632/2020 5.9 Felling Crannagh Carlow 24/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0146 CW03- 633/2020 3.47 Felling Coonogue Carlow 24/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0147 WW01- 634/2020 15.8 Felling Ballylow Wicklow 24/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0096 WW04- 635/2020 7.01 Felling Carrigeenduff Wicklow 24/07/2020 Neil Foulkes FL0084 Afforestatio 641/2020 CN83834 5.89 Barnard Kerry 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes n
642/2020 CN86533 220 Road Crooderry Roscommon 30/07/2020 Neil Foulkes Afforestatio 643/2020 CN84619 36.1 Grange West Limerick Neil Foulkes n 05/08/2020
644/2020 CN84980 1260 Road Kelshabeg Wicklow 06/08/2020 Neil Foulkes 645/2020 CN86218 285 Road Cloonagh Westmeath 07/08/2020 Neil Foulkes
646/2020 CN86301 355 Road Cummeennabuddoge Kerry 07/08/2020 Neil Foulkes
647/2020 CN86362 110 Road Coolrecuill Sligo 11/08/2020 Neil Foulkes
APPENDIX II
FAC DECISIONS FORESTRY LICENCE APPEALS 2020
Date Date of CN/TFL FAC Ref FAC Ha/m Scheme Townland County DAFM FAC 31JULY Number Decision decision Decision August (Not reatured on FACwebsite) CN83483 (pdf 624Kb) 202/2019 6.07ha Afforestation Cool West Kerry 16/08/2019 30/07/2020 Cancel MN01-FL0074 (pdf 29/07/2020 363/2019 3.91ha Felling Kilanny Monaghan 30/10/2019 Confirm 2,076Kb) LM10-FL0033 (pdf 385/2019 4.63ha Felling Mountcampbell Leitrim 15/11/2019 27/07/2020 Confirm 1,748Kb) CN05-FL0098 (pdf 326/2019 5ha Felling Caughoo Cavan 22/10/2019 30/07/2020 Confirm 5,815Kb) Tullinwannia LM08-FL0144 (pdf 384/2019 5.14ha Felling Tullynacross Letrim 15/11/2019 30/07/2020 Confirm 6,351Kb) Tullynamoyle LS14-FL0021 (pdf Crannagh 361/2019 4.46ha Felling Laois 31/10/2019 27/07/2020 Cancel 973Kb) Ballyprior LS03-FL0018 (pdf Ballymaddock 378/2019 12.89ha Felling Kilkenny 15/11/2019 27/07/2020 Confirm 3,474Kb) Carrigeen LM08-FL0143 (pdf Lisgavneen 383/2019 14.9ha Felling Letrim 15/11/2019 30/07/2020 Confirm 4,041Kb) Lugmeeltan LM06-FL0126 (pdf 382/2019 8.47ha Felling Garvagh Leitrim 15/11/2019 28/07/2020 Confirm 3,934Kb) 24 JULY TY14-FL0113 381/2019 2.58ha Felling Macreary Tipperary 15/11/2019 23/07/2020 Confirm (pdf 1,879Kb) LS12-FL0022 (pdf 360/2019 4.85ha Felling Grange Upper Laois 31/10/2019 23/07/2020 Confirm 1,653Kb) CW01-FL0046 (pdf 355/2019 7.36ha Felling Coolcullen Kilkenny 31/10/2019 17/07/2020 Cancel 897Kb) TFL00298019 (pdf 232/2019 19.65ha Felling Annaduff Glebe Leitrim 29/08/2019 24/07/2020 Confirm 2,167Kb) LM10-FL0034 (pdf 359/2019 4.37ha Felling Sranadarragh Leitrim 31/10/2019 24/07/2020 Confirm 1,872Kb) LS03-FL0019 (pdf 379/2019 4.99ha Felling Cappakeel Laois 15/11/2019 24/07/2020 Confirm 2,007Kb) GY21-FL0023 (pdf 006/2019 3.16ha Felling Finnaun Galway 07/12/2018 24/07/2020 Cancel 1,047Kb) 17 JULY-FL0090 (pdf 328/2019 8.77ha Felling Ballynamaddoo Cavan 22/10/2019 17/07/2020 Confirm ,536Kb) KK06-FL0138 (pdf 373/2019 5.22ha Felling Raheendonore Kilkenny 31/10/2019 17/07/2020 Confirm 1,929Kb) 10 JULY CN82993 (pdf 307/2019 15.24ha Affor Meeltran Mayo 29/10/2019 07/07/2020 Cancel 535Kb) 3 JULCN06-FL0038 (pdf 330/2019 2.74ha Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 31/10/2019 17/07/2020 Confirm 1,779Kb) CN82005 (pdf 793Kb) 109/2019 3.17ha Afforestation Dergvone Leitrim 05/04/2019 30/06/2020 Cancel 294/2019 380m Forest CN84172 (pdf 1,360K Drumbrughas Cavan 08/10/2019 30/06/2020 Cancel Road 17ha CN83423 (pdf 085/2019 3.23ha Afforestation Tullyrahan Monaghan 17/04/2019 01/07/2020 Vary 1,805Kb) Forest Road CN84260 (pdf 1,613Kb) 430/2019 250m Clonoony Monaghan 09/12/2019 03/07/2020 Cancel 10ha CN83361 398/2019 2.51ha Afforestation Slievecorragh Wicklow 15/11/2019 26/06/2020 Confirm 25JUN (2,005Kb) 20 S010 -FL0089 (pdf 376/2019 22.01ha Felling Carrowngilty Sligo 15/11/2019 24/06/2020 Confirm 3,528Kb) CN83000 (pdf 150/2019 2.58ha Afforestation Lisnanaw Leitrim 13/05/2019 25/06/2020 Vary 2,012Kb) KKO5-FL0070 (pdf 357/2019 6.75ha Felling Castlebanny Kilkenny 31/10/2019 26/06/2020 Confirm 2,052Kb) CN83937 (pdf 432/2919 545m Forest Road Cloontrask Roscommon 11/12/2019 25/06/2020 Confirm 2,553Kb) CN82871 (pdf 405/2019 110m Forest Road Curraghnabania Leitrim 21/11/2019 25/06/2020 Cancel 1,556Kb) 433/2019 CN84571 (pdf 424/2019 0.50ha Afforestation Cashel Mayo 17/12/2019 26/06/2020 Cancel 1,043Kb) CN83314 (pdf 426/2019 140m Forest Road Urlaur Mayo 17/12/2019 26/06/2020 Confirm 3,558Kb) CN84464 (pdf 1,537Kb) 312/2019 1.32ha Afforestation Lisgillock Glebe Leitrim 17/10/2019 18/06/2020 Confirm CN84076 (pdf 590Kb) 403/2019 150m Forest Road Ardachrin Donegal 19/11/2019 19/06/2020 Cancel TFL00326919 (pdf Cloonback 318/2019 2.75ha Felling Longford 17/10/2019 17/06/2020 Confirm 1,405Kb) Aughnacliffe 014/2020 015/2020 CN83764 (pdf 2,508Kb) 410/2019 8.91ha Afforestation Curraghard Roscommon 09/12/2019 19/06/2020 Confirm 12 JUNE BELW 411/2019 412/2019 425/2019 CN84482 (pdf 303/2019 180m Forest Road Carrick Lower Donegal 10/10/2019 12/06/2020 Confirm 3,917Kb) CN84362 (pdf Astrish Beg 3.3ha Afforestation Monaghan 31/10/2019 11/06/2020 Confirm 1,782Kb) 311/2019 Mullananallog CN83422 (pdf 83/2019 1,727Kb) 8.56ha Afforestation Kilmahon Longford 11/04/2019 11/06/2020 Confirm
CN83975 (pdf Ballynamuddagh 3,826Kb) 235/2019 8.29ha Afforestation Wexford 02/09/2019 11/06/2020 Confirm Tinraheen
CN84705 (pdf 369/2019 2,021Kb) 4.35ha Afforestation Fortland Sligo 07/11/2019 11/06/2020 Confirm
CN81518 (pdf 010/2019 641Kb) 17.53ha Afforestation Kilmacat Limerick 17/12/2018 11/06/2020 Confirm
CN83521 (pdf 3,983Kb) 12.97ha Afforestation Rathskeagh Upper Westmeath 04/10/2019 12/06/2019 Confirm 5 JUN BELOW 293/2019 CN83710 (pdf 206/2019 204m Forest Road Gurranreigh Cork 28/08/2019 04/06/2020 Confirm 1,807Kb) CN83580 (pdf 210/2019 3.46ha Afforestation Carrigeenacreeha Roscommon 22/08/2019 05/06/2010 Confirm 2,042Kb) CN83997 (pdf 226/2109 390m Forest Road Cooragannive Cork 27/08/2019 02/06/2020 Confirm 1,706Kb) CN84468 (pdf 298/2019 150m Forest Road Killydonnell Donegal 08/10/2019 04/06/2020 Confirm 1,571Kb) CN82813 (pdf 400/2019 300m Forest Road Bryanmore Lower Westmeath 26/11/2019 05/06/2020 Confirm 2,154Kb) CN82516 (pdf 156/2019 13.69ha Afforestation Bardanstown Westmeath 22/05/2019 05/06/2020 Cancel 1,204Kb) CN84253 (pdf 300/2019 190m Forest Road Carrownrod Sligo 15/10/2019 04/06/2020 Confirm 827Kb) CN84544 (pdf 314/2019 249m Forest Road Mullacastle Cavan 29/10/2019 04/06/2020 Confirm 1,540Kb) CN84346 (pdf Knockhacrooka 429/2019 130m Forest Road Waterford 09/12/2019 04/06/2020 Confirm 3,393Kb) Lower CN84331 (pdf 222/2019 3.84ha Afforestation Culleenanory Roscommon 26/08/2019 05/06/2020 Cancel 701Kb) CN84028 (pdf 308/2019 90m Forest Road Smutternagh Roscommon 18/10/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 760Kb) CN83576 (pdf 302/2019 10.43ha Afforestation Annagannihy Cork 17/10/2019 28/05/2010 Confirm 3,500Kb) CN83509 (pdf 401/2109 640m Forest Road Carton Longford 19/11/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 1,827Kb) Ballymaurice CN83306 (pdf 220/2019 10.33ha Afforesttion Keebagh, Cuilbeg Mayo 26/08/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 2,478Kb) CN83503 (pdf 221/2019 2.9ha Afforestation Keebagh, Cuilbeg Mayo 26/08/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 2,401Kb) CN84042 (pdf 297/2019 5.66ha Afforestation Aghalackan Cavan 15/10/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 1,726Kb) TFL00316719 (pdf 231/2019 4.4ha Felling Mullymagowan Cavan 29/08/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 2,531Kb) CN84125 (pdf 296/2019 120m Forest Road Gallonbane Cavan 17/10/2019 28/05/2020 Confirm 3,851Kb) CN83475 (pdf 358/2019 353m Forest Road Sunlawn Waterford 15/11/2019 28/05/2020 Cancel 3,899Kb) CN84627 (pdf 399/2019 10.19ha Afforestation Aghanoran Longford 21/11/2019 28/05/2020 Cnfirom 3,853Kb) TFL00275019 (pdf 123/2019 2.24ha Felling Aughnish Donegal 24/04/2019 20/05/2020 Cancel 2,782Kb) CN84120 (pdf 196/2019 80m Forest Road Drumany(tenants) Leitrim 26/08/2019 22/05/2020 Confirm 1,600Kb) CN81857 (pdf 494Kb) 203/2019 195m Forest Road Drewscourt East Limerick 14/08/2019 22/05/2020 Confirm TFL00126718 (pdf Coolrecuill, 351/2019 5.15ha Felling Sligo 24/10/2019 21/05/2020 Confirm 1,614Kb) Turlestrane CN83488 (pdf 2,469Kb) 207/2019 7.04ha Afforestation Killurin Offaly 22/08/2019 22/05/2020 Confirm CN84089 (pdf 1,529Kb) 295/2019 155m Forest Road Gorteen Cavan 09/10/2019 22/05/2020 Confirm CN80398 (pdf 412Kb) 133/134/135/2019 10.58ha Afforestation Rathoran Kerry 02/05/2019 14/05/2020 Cancel CN83106 (pdf 119/2019 2.89ha Afforestation Derrynaveagh Clare 25/04/2019 15/05/2020 Cancel 3,034Kb) CN84186 (pdf 2,087Kb) 198/2019 3.09ha Afforestation Caherkinallia Clare 26/08/2019 15/05/2020 Confirm
CN83061 (pdf 195/2019 24.83ha Afforestation Illaunbaun Clare 26/06/2019 15/05/2020 Confirm 2,007Kb) Cummery connell CN82987 (pdf 663Kb) 170/2019 250m Forest Road Cork 25/06/2019 14/05/2020 Cancel (South) CN82667 (pdf 387/2019 13.34ha Afforestation Meenymore Leitrim 13/11/2019 14/05/2020 Confirm 3,257Kb) CN84078 (pdf 402/2019 600m Forest Road Drumnatinny Barr Donegal 19/11/2019 14/05/2020 Cancel 4,218Kb) TFL00308619 (pdf 436/2019 8.31ha Felling Grenan Kilkenny 05/12/2019 15/05/2020 Cancel 3,554Kb) CN84160 (pdf 395/2019 4.2HA Afforestation Crough Waterford 04/12/2019 15/05/2020 Confirm 1,869Kb) TFL00393919 (pdf 445/2019 8.36ha Felling Annaghnamaddoo Leitrim 13/12/2019 14/05/2020 Confirm 1,221Kb) CN84657 (pdf 404/2019 225m Forest Road Drumshinnagh Sligo 05/12/2019 15/05/2020 Confirm 2,162Kb) CN83345 (pdf 692Kb) 129/2019 13.36ha Afforestation Kiladoon Sligo 30/04/2019 15/05/2020 Cancel CN84361 (pdf 643Kb) 368/2019 5.52ha Afforestation Carnyara Sligo 07/11/2019 15/05/2020 Confirm TFL00308119 (pdf 233/2019 3.93ha Felling Carrigaloe Tipperary 05/12/2019 08/05/2020 Confirm 1,808Kb) TFL00350819 (pdf 365/2019 9.72ha Felling Carrickacroman Cavan 31/10/2019 08/05/2020 Confirm 1,583Kb) CN82377 (pdf 722Kb) 060/2019 7.45ha Afforestation Drumarigna Leitrim 27/02/2019 08/05/2020 Cancel
CN81993 (pdf 656Kb) 062/2019 6.12ha Afforestation Moneenatieve Leitrim 25/04/2020 08/05/2020 Cancel
KK04-FL0113 (pdf 345/2019 0.50ha Felling Catstown Kilkenny 22/10/2019 27/04/2020 Confirm 1,652Kb) SO09-FL0029 (pdf 375/2019 15.89ha Felling Cloonagh Sligo 14/11/2019 27/04/2020 Confirm 3,796Kb) CN83021 (pdf 054/2019 3.22ha Afforestation Loughnagore Kerry 15/03/2019 28/04/2020 Confirm 3,005Kb) CN05-FL0100 (pdf 325/2019 2.63ha Felling Gartnanoul Cavan 22/10/2019 27/04/2020 Cancel 2,744Kb) CN07-FL0017 (pdf 354/2019 3.68ha Felling Crocknahattin Cavan 22/10/2019 29/04/2020 Confirm 1,310Kb) CN83489 (pdf 564Kb) 086/2019 2.07ha Afforestation Rooskey Sligo 17/04/2020 29/04/2020 Cancel CN83381 (pdf 537Kb) 082/2019 5.01 Ha Afforestation Drumakee Kerry 17/04/2019 24//04/2020 Cancel KK03-FL0044 (pdf 3.43 344/2019 Felling Garryricken Kilkenny 22/10/2019 24/04/2020 Confirm 3,231Kb) HA TFL00354019 (pdf 3.88 323/2019 Felling Lissannymore Cavan 18/10/2019 24/04/2020 Confirm 1,322Kb) HA TFL00131618 (pdf 218/2019 10.43 Felling Cornahilt Cavan 22/08/2019 24/04/2020 Confirm 2,537Kb) TFL00279919 (pdf 2.18 230/2019 Felling Graigueshoneen Waterford 28/08/2019 24/04/2020 Confirm 1,673Kb) HA CN06-FL0037 (pdf 3.91 331/2019 Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 24/04/2020 Confirm 1,451Kb) HA CN04-FL0091 (pdf 2.72 332/219 Felling Brackley Cavan 22/10/2019 21/04/2020 Confirm 1,713Kb) HA KK02-FL0157 (pdf 4.74 342/2019 Felling Croghtenclogh Kilkenny 22/10/2019 24/04/2020 Cancel 637Kb) HA Derricknew TFL00272019 (pdf 225/2019 5.13 Ha Felling Killanaule Tipperary 27/08/2019 22/04/2020 Confirm 1,173Kb) Thurles TFL00352919 (pdf 238/2019 2 Ha Felling Aghavas Leitrim 22/10/2019 21/04/2020 Confirm 1,411Kb) KK02-FL0159 (pdf 343/2019 9.5 HA Felling Firoda Upper Kilkenny 22/10/2019 20/04/2020 Confirm 3,317Kb) KK05-FL0072 (pdf 7.32 346/2019 Felling Castlebanny Kilkenny 22/10/2019 21/04/2020 Confirm 3,165Kb) HA FAC 018/2019 CN80723 (pdf FAC 019/2019 09/01/2019 6.63 Ha Afforestation Cloonsnaghta Clare 16/04/2020 Cancel 751Kb) FAC 020/2019 FAC 021/2019 TFL00370719 (pdf 3.64 FAC 035/2020 Felling Ratharoon West Cork 02/01/2020 17/04/2020 Confirm 1,772Kb) HA CN83097 (pdf FAC 078/2019 Lugmeeltan 8.14 Ha Afforestation Leitrim 15/04/2019 16/04/2020 Cancel 752Kb) FAC 116/2019 GFL20650 (pdf 13.1 General FAC 053/2019 Silvergrove Cork 20/02/2019 16/04/2020 Confirm 3,152Kb) HA Felling Owencam, CN03-FL0047 (pdf 10.5 FAC 327/2019 Felling Tullybrack Cavan 22/10/2019 16/04/2020 Confirm 3,992Kb) Ha Tullywaum
TFL00369319 (pdf FAC 006/2020 6.91 HA Felling Lisgillock Glebe Leitrim 10/12/2019 Confirm 1,829Kb) 09/04/2020
CN83139 (pdf 1,544Kb) FAC 079/2019 6.54 HA Afforestation Carrowreagh West Clare 11/04/2019 09/04/2020 Cancel CN84959 (pdf 459/2019 5.75 Ha Afforestation Leamanish Leitrim 25/11/2019 30/03/2020 Confirm 1,811Kb) CN80404 (pdf 078/2019 8.06 Ha Forest Road Tullig Kerry 27/03/2018 30/03/2020 Cancel 2,311Kb) TFL00042317 (pdf 058/2019 1.3 Ha Felling Ardchicken Donegal 22/03/2019 03/04/2020 Confirm 2,125Kb) CN81982 (pdf 16.10 065/2019 Afforestation Kilmore Longford 14/03/2019 30/03/2020 Cancel 744Kb) Ha CN84332 (pdf 215/2019 7.51 Ha Afforestation Nolagh Cavan 22/08/2019 03/04/2020 Confirm 1,079Kb) TFL00272319 (pdf Felling 122/2019 7.77 Ha Drummanduff Cavan 24/04/2019 30/03/2020 Confirm 1,238Kb) Licence CN06-FL0039 (pdf FAC333/2019 4.80 Ha Felling Bellamont Forest Cavan 22/10/2019 23/03/2020 Confirm 579Kb) 27 MAR CN80270 (pdf 637Kb) FAC 026/2018 6.98 ha Afforestation Castlepoles Cavan 19/02/2018 25/03/2020 Confirm LS13-FL0026 (pdf FAC 091/2018 2.46 Ha Felling Cullenagh Laois 12/04/2018 25/03/2020 Confirm 758Kb) 12.28 CN81888 (pdf 719Kb) FAC 180/2018 Afforestation Rathcahill West Limerick 11/10/2018 26/03/2020 Cancel Ha CN80662 (pdf 827Kb) FAC 095/2018 5.36 Ha Afforestation Beanross Leitrim 20/03/2018 05/03/2020 Confirm CN81818 (pdf 1,175Kb) 171/2018 11.41ha Afforestation Tullynascreen Co. Leitrim 05/03/2018 19/03/2020 Confirm Co CN80957 (pdf 435Kb) 155/2018 2.76ha Afforestation Barradrum 10/07/2018 18/03/2020 Cancel Westmeath CN80524 (pdf 645Kb) 194/2018 6.32ha Afforestation Ardcullen Marshes Co Kerry 14/11/2018 19/03/2020 Confirm CN78158 (pdf 804Kb) 083/2018 55m Forest Road Anskert Leitrim 21/03/2018 06/03/2020 Confirm CN80377 (pdf 945Kb) 075/2018 200m Forest Road Kill Cavan 28/03/2018 06/03/2020 Confirm CN80662 (pdf 859Kb) 095/2018 5.36ha Afforestation Beanross Leitrim 20/03/2018 05/03/2020 Confirm TFL00290519 (pdf 237/2019 12.18ha Felling Knockatunna Clare 03/09/2019 11/03/2020 Cancel 388Kb) TFL00305419 (pdf 353/2019 16.36ha Felling Drummanny Cavan 29/10/2019 11/03/2020 Cancel 435Kb) CN06-FL0041 (pdf 324/2019 1.95ha Felling Drumnatread Cavan 22/10/2019 11/03/2020 Confirm 690Kb) CN84150 (pdf 808Kb) 406/2019 0.42ha Afforestation Annaghoney Leitrim 12/11/2019 13/03/2020 Confirm CN79976 (pdf 85Kb) 079/2018 165m Forest Road CLoonraher Sligo 20/03/18 05/03/2020 Confirm (pdf 956Kb) 094/2018 8.87 Afforestation Corriga Leitrim 28/03/2018 24/02/2020 Confirm CN80170 (pdf 842Kb) 034/2018 144m Forest Road Earlsbog Kilkenny 21/02/2018 27/02/2020 Cancel TFL00143918 (pdf Felling 157/2018 5.73 Ballydaniel Cork 10/07/2018 27/02/2020 Cancel 433Kb) Licence
CN79700 (pdf 679Kb) 7Om Forest Road Lissananny Sligo 21/02/2018 27/02/2020 Confirm 033/2018
CN79165 (pdf 549Kb) 085/2018 400m Forest Road GLentanemacelligott Cork 28/03/2018 27/02/2020 Cancel CN79839 (pdf 784Kb) 077/2018 600m Forest Road Ballymartin Kilkenny 28/03/2018 27/02/2020 Confirm 173/2018 187/2018 188/2018 CN81189 (pdf 613Kb) 6.44 Afforestation Beihy Leitrim 23/10/2018 27/02/2020 Cancel 189/2018 190/2018 189/2018
CN79920 (pdf 517Kb) 014/2018 9.51 Afforestation Gubs Leitrim 05/03/2018 19/02/2020 Cancel
Ballynastangford CN80299 (pdf 532Kb) 045/2018 3.63 Afforestation Mayo 19/02/2018 19/02/2020 Cancel Lower
CN80648 (pdf 1,395Kb) 093/2018 8.32 Afforestation Drumerkeane Leitrim 28/03/2018 20/02/2020 Confirm
CN79981 (pdf 601Kb) 042/2018 21.71 Forest Road Moyvoughly Westmeath 21/02/2018 20/02/2020 Confirm 022/2019 023/2019 024/2019
025/2019 CN82094 (pdf 10,681Kb) 17.27 Afforestation Seltan (McDonald) Leitrim 09/01/2019 07/02/2020 Vary 026/2019
027/2019 028/2019 029/2019 CN82506 (pdf 1,207Kb) 191/2018 16.36 Afforestation Gortloughra Cork 26/11/2018 10/02/2020 Cancel 93/2019 94/2019 95/2019
96/2019 CN81889 (pdf 790Kb) 9.77 Afforestation Bellavally Up Cavan 03/04/2019 13/02/2020 Cancel 97/2019
98/2019 105/2019 110/2019 CN82180 (pdf 90Kb) 43/2019 13.58 Afforestation Ahan Upper, Ahane Cork 12/02/2019 13/02/2020 Cance Beg CN83055 (pdf 142Kb) 112/2019 310m Road Cornaboher Leitrim 9/04/2019 13/02/2020 Vary
197/2018 5.68Ha Afforestation Shean Offaly 03/12/2018 03/02/2020 Cancel CN80658 (pdf 521Kb) 162/2018
163/2018 CN78293 (pdf 1,123Kb) 6.91Ha Afforestation Manragh Upper Cavan 09/08/2018 03/02/2020 Confirm 164/2018
166/2018 CN81619 (pdf 787Kb) 175/2018 1.02Ha Afforestation Knockbrack Mayo 02/10/2018 29/01/2020 Vary 192/ 2018 CN80495 (pdf 580Kb) 160m Road Ballymacward Galway 15/11/2018 29/01/2020 Confirm 195/2018 012/2019 CN81935 (pdf 677Kb) 11.37Ha Afforestation Doogary Mayo 20/12/2018 31/01/2020 013/2019 CN84388 (pdf 121Kb) 279/2019 285m Road Mountnugent Lower Kilkenny 3/10/2019 23/01/2020 Confirm
285/2019 6.69 Afforestation Torboy Longford 30/09/2019 23/01/2020 Confirm CN84319 (pdf 960Kb) CN84319 (pdf 960Kb) 278/2019 9.57 Afforestation Loughaunnavaag Galway 30/09/2019 23/01/2020 Confirm CN84231 (pdf 852Kb) 281/2019 909m Road Coolraheen North Kilkenny 03/10/2019 15/01/2020 Confirm CN84422 (pdf 772Kb) 280/2019 8.18ha Afforestation Achonry Sligo 30/09/2019 15/01/2020 Confirm 190/2019 CN81603 (pdf 3,430Kb) 17.65ha Afforestation Rahalisk Cork 29/07/2019 15/01/2020 Vary 191/2019 CN83386 (pdf 1,304Kb) 277/2019 7.31ha Afforestation Drummullig Cavan 01/10/2019 15/01/2020 Cancel CN83498 (pdf 624Kb) 204/2019 314m Road Edergole Leitrim 27/08/2019 15/01/2020 Confirm CN84147 (pdf 723Kb) 286/2019 250m Road Bellanaboy Leitrim 03/10/2019 15/01/2020 Confirm TFL00331419 (pdf 319/2019 2.53ha Felling Corlea, Cornamagh Cavan 17/10/2019 16/01/2020 Confirm 530Kb) CN84455 (pdf 628Kb) 287/2019 4.37ha Afforestation Aghadruminshin Leitrim 30/10/2019 16/01/2020 Confirm
I fully support the amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes
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1. Managed Plantation Forestry in Ireland
Managed forestry is a fast growing, green industry which provides rural jobs, contributes to climate action, facilitates tourism and recreation and produces technologically advanced timber and biofuel products. The industry, which is managed to the highest European standards, makes a €2.3 billion contribution to the Irish economy and supports 12,000 jobs. Trimble Forestry is proud to be delivering and growing quality jobs, especially with recent graduates. By 2035, it is expected that the sector will double in size. Forestry provides ~950 jobs in County Galway, making a significant contribution to both direct and indirect employment and the local economy.
Ireland’s forests cover only 11% of the country (the lowest in the EU) but contain over 300 million tonnes of carbon which is now locked away for decades. Each year, they absorb an additional 3.6 million tonnes of CO2 which equates to the amount of CO2 emitted by about 75% of the cars on Irish roads. Sitka Spruce is an important species for Ireland. It grows fast and creates the timber products that the world needs. It also provides valuable habitats for biodiversity and nature, along with important ecosystem services such as water quality and flood protection. Forestry can also meaningfully improve farm income and farm value.
As a building material the benefits of wood are huge. It stores sequestered carbon when used, whereas most other building materials like steal and concrete emit MASSIVE amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. As the country is currently in the middle of a housing crisis and is looking to build hundreds of thousands of new houses in the next few years, having a strong local supply of wood as a building material is essential to keep up with demand and not put the Irish state even further behind its current carbon emissions targets.
The formation of a new government, together with an important and ambitious Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, paves the way for policy formation, legislation and change. We will always seek to engage positively with Government into the future and we note in particular that forestry can play an important role across so many of the objectives laid out in the Programme for Government.
This is a shovel ready sector, with real potential to grow sustainable local and green jobs.
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2. The Current Crisis
At present, the forestry industry in Ireland is at crisis point, and job losses are imminent.
Since the introduction of new forestry licensing procedures in 2019, the processing and issuing of forestry licences have been seriously impacted and have all but ground to a halt. The current system is not fit for purpose and the ability to operate and plan is being impeded by administrative inadequacies and procedural barriers, which exist nowhere else in Europe.
There has been widespread disruption across the whole forestry sector. Currently, felling license approvals are only at 20% of the required rate; consequently, the industry is being starved of the necessary timber supplies. The potential impact is severe, both financially and with respect to jobs as sawmills will run out of timber within months unless the current impasse is resolved. The severity of the situation is underscored even further when the impact of Covid-19 is considered as unemployment soars nationally and the numbers on the Live Register remain high here in County Galway.
Another central part of the licensing process, the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) has caused significant difficulties. At present, there are approximately over 400 outstanding projects appealed but not yet processed – these appeals impact planting, felling and road building. Since the start of the year, the FAC has only processed an average of around 25 projects per month. At this present rate at which appeals are being processed, it will take 16 months to clear the backlog. However, the rate of new appeals continues to grow and is actually far greater than the rate at which they are being processed - leading to an ever increasing backlog. In one day in early August, objectors stalled production of 100,000 cubic metres of timber - enough timber to build 5,000 homes. It is also worth noting that the vast majority of appeals are lodged by a small handful of individuals and target forest policy generally rather than any specific project.
We believe that these issues can be addressed, and solutions identified but action must be taken now before more jobs are lost rather than created and the true potential of the industry is undermined.
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3. Our Comments Regarding The Draft Legislation
Trimble Forestry welcomes the draft legislation and encourages its implementation with additional elements. Outlined below is the views of Trimble Forestry with respect to specific parts of the draft legislation alongside some additional recommendations.
• Head 3: o Annual Report: The proposal regarding the introduction of a yearly report is welcome. A key focus of the report should be on how the FAC performs with respect to the timely delivery of decisions on appeals. Sufficient resources should be put in place to ensure that FAC decisions are delivered within 60 days of appeals being lodged.
• Head 4: o Chairperson: The introduction of a Deputy Chairperson is welcome; this would negate current difficulties where the Chairperson must be a participant in every appeal. o FAC Divisions: I welcome the proposal to allow the FAC to meet in divisions and recommend that a division of the FAC should be able to operate without one of the Chairpersons and be compromised of FAC board members only. o Quorum: A quorum for a committee should be 2 rather than 3, as this is appropriate to the level of complexity of forestry projects and it will allow the statutory timeframe of 2 months to be met. o Criteria for FAC Membership: The FAC will be able to fully utilise the resources at its disposal by the removal of the requirement for a member of the FAC to be of a specified grade – this is a welcome proposal. o Resources: The FAC must be adequately resourced and have the appropriate manpower to clear the backlog and reach a point where all appeals are decided upon within 60 days of an appeal being lodged. o Timeframe for Appeals: As noted above, a decision on all appeals should be issued within 60 days of an appeal being lodged – a statutory timeframe should be put in place for dealing with appeals; an approach already adopted for some housing developments. This additional amendment is of fundamental importance to improving the effectiveness of the forestry appeals legislation.
• Head 5 o Payment of fees: The proposal regarding an introduction of a fee for appeals is welcome and a key step to ensure the FAC is adequately resourced and brings the process in line with other planning requirements. o Oral Headings: Trimble Forestry supports the proposal regarding the power of the Chairperson(s) to determine whether an oral hearing is required to determine an appeal. The holding of oral hearings has created long and unnecessary delays. o Ministerial Powers: The proposal for the relevant Minister to retain the stated powers to issue Directives and formulate regulations for the FAC is welcome.
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• Additional Measures to those contained in the draft legislation: o National forestry policy: Terms of reference for the FAC should make note of the obligation of the licensing system and the process for appeals to support national forestry policy. The importance of the forestry sector, the employment it supports throughout Ireland and its €2.3 billion contribution to the national economy have been recognised by successive governments. o Appeals without sufficient ground: The Chairperson of the FAC should be given powers to reject appeals which are without sufficient ground or merit. o Site specific appeals: Valid grounds for appeal should be further developed to ensure all appeals are related to a specific site and are not used as a mechanism to object to national forest policy. o Appeals determination and precedence: The Chairperson of the FAC should establish a firm precedent from existing decisions; this would avoid a situation of hearing repeated appeals that are generic and raise no new issues. If an appeal is upheld or rejected, the FAC should be able to examine its backlog of existing appeals (and new appeals) and summarily issue the same decision on appeals of exactly the same type and same pertinent factors. o Lodging of appeals: The Minister should establish more rigorous requirements with regard to an application to appeal; that is to say that an appeal should have grounds that relate to an individual licence rather than a group of licences. Evidence for specific appeals should be provided when lodging the appeal and the appellant should be required to state their specific interest in the licence that they are appealing.
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4. Conclusion
Trimble Forestry operates all around the world and first set up their office in Ireland back in 2014 as a logistics partner with Coillte, and now is heavily involved in the forestry industry here and would love to stay to be able to keep helping the forestry industry improve and also grow more jobs.
The government has the goal to reach 18 percent forest cover in Ireland by 2050, but the achievement of this goal requires an annual afforestation program of 15,000 hectares per year. With the current crisis unresolved the turn out for this year is likely to be about 2,500 hectares and meeting these targets will be impossible. This and the other points made in sections 1 and 2 make it imperative that the current crisis is solved ASAP and we believe that the implementation of Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 with the suggested additional measures can do this.
Regards,
D. C. Ledingham
Delwyn Ledingham – Irish Manager, Trimble Forestry
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I fully support the amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes.
Forest Bathing.
I support the Forestry Bill 202o for sustainable green jobs for rural Ireland. Eugene Flanagan Mary Flanagan
28th August, 2020
Submission Re: Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Public Consultation
The Board of Crann – Trees for Ireland agrees with Minister Pippa Hackett’s efforts to get rid of the logjam in tree planting in Ireland and we therefore support the Bill.
Mark Wilkinson
Chairman
Tel: 086-8133133
Crann - Trees for Ireland
PO Box 860
Celbridge
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland
Please find below and attached our objection to the Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
To : Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Reference : Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Dear Minister,
Having recently read the outline for amendments to the Forestry Bill 2020 we would like to strongly register our objection to this amendment.
The proposed amendments will weaken our democracy and will set back efforts to give protection to our already struggling biodiversity and we would urge that you have no hand in enabling this.
We realise you are new to the position but would hope that you take some time and not feel pressured by industry and vested interests into making a decision which should be inconsistent with the ethos of your own party.
This proposed amendment will unfairly and undemocratically limit who can appeal against decisions on forestry in this country.
It will give all future Ministers the power to introduce and set fees for appealing.
It will diminish the right and the ability of individuals, smallgroups, networks and NGOs to appeal decisions.
It will take away the independence and credibility of the Forestry Appeals Committee.
We would urge you to rethink and revisit this whole process.
Grant more time for public consultation - the 28 day timeframe is an insult to the people of Ireland especially given the current situation we find ourselves in - not to mention the time of year it traversed.
Forget this Bill in its current form, see it for what it actually is and instead push for, and through, dynamic changes in how we do forestry in this country with a more long term wide angled view.
The advice of Coillte and the entire industry should be balanced with advice and submissions by those working to protect nature and our children’s ability to have a quality of life worth living in the future.
Your duty is to all people in this country and beyond. To your children and ours. Don’t let them down.
There are other options. Better models. Take the time. Explore them.
We trust that you will give due consideration to our objection, and that the proposed amendments will not be made.
Regards
James Lynch Ltd
28th August 2020
Dear Sir/Madam,
In response to the consultation document on forestry please receive my proposals
Proposals
1. That the current backlog is allowed to be fast-tracked and the timber brought to market, until the new procedure comes into being. By Ministerial Directive if required. 2. That only those with a reasonable interest in a forestry licence “relevant person” have a right to object/appeal- those that live adjacent and/or have taken part in the forestry application process. 3. That the grounds on which objections/appeals are accepted are clear. 4. That there is a charge for objecting/appealing- and that this charge is repaid to objectors/appellants in the event of them winning their case, forfeited if they lose. 5. That the Dept hire the requisite number of staff to process licenses and appeals in a timely and fair manner. 6. That the turnaround time for appeals is 2 months or less – in line with An Bord Pleanála.
This needs to be addressed. As it is, and if allowed to continue, it is Bad for jobs Bad for rural Ireland Bad for exports Bad for business Bad for our carbon footprint Bad for the public purse Bad for building Bad for renovating Bad for retrofitting Bad for the environment You have to ask -Who is this good for?
Please give this priority Kind regards
Roscommon Environmental Network
Submission re the Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 Public Consultation From Michael Ewing MSc. Chair: Roscommon Environmental Network Knockvicar, Boyle, Co Roscommon. F52 X821 Thanking Minister Hackett for the opportunity to comment on this Bill. 1. Context. This Bill is being proposed in order to deal with a problem that has been apparent for several years – the inability of the Forest Services and the NPWs to process forestry licences in a timely manner, whilst at the same time protecting our biodiversity and complying with EU and Irish Legislation regarding same. However, it clearly fails to achieve this objective in any meaningful way - whilst at the same time treating what is essentially a symptom of the systemic failures of the bodies concerned, by attacking the rights of the public to appeal what are often seriously flawed permissions. 2. The McKinnon Report looked at the whole process of approving forestry proposals and noted a number of key issues in the licensing processes and their context, that are not addressed by this Bill. Nor is there any clear indication that this is likely to happen any time soon. 3. At the same time, there are a number of questions left unanswered by the McKinnon Report. a. There is no breakdown of the reasons for the appeals made by the public. b. There is no indication as to the nature of the successful appeals. c. There is no review of the failures of the system that led to the need for the public to make these appeals, aimed at protecting biodiversity and designated habitats and ecosystems. Who in the Forest Services or the NPWS failed to pick up on the issues that necessitated the appeals, and why? d. Is there a process for learning lessons from these incidents? e. Is there a triage process within the appeals process, so that “trivial” or vexatious appeals can be dealt with expeditiously, so speeding up the process? f. Where does he consider the rights of citizens under the Aarhus Convention and subsequent EU and Irish law? g. Why aren’t cumulative impacts being assessed, as required under EU and Irish law, other than by listing names of adjacent forestry? h. Why is project splitting allowed? Forest roads should be included in the same license application as the forest. This kind of project splitting has already been dealt with in the Irish Courts regarding wind farms and access roads. They are all part of the one project. The introduction of a single consent covering planting, road construction, management and felling, as recommended by McKinnon would remedy this matter. i. The very poor arrangements for informing the public of proposed forestry developments is also not addressed. Placing a notice on a boundary to the proposed project, and on the DAFM website, is hardly sufficient notification of the public concerned, let alone the public at large. How are the Access To Information rights being upheld? 4. The McKinnon Report in its Annex A makes some 22 recommendations. This Bill fails to address almost all of them. Instead it would, if progressed, serve to very bluntly remove rights that are contained very clearly in the Aarhus Convention, and as transposed into EU and Irish Law. Aarhus Convention Article 1 OBJECTIVE In order to contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being, each Party shall guarantee the rights of access to information, public participation in decisionmaking, and access to justice in environmental matters in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 5. Power to Charge or Recover Fees The Aarhus Convention clearly establishes the right to public participation and access to justice in environmental decision-making processes and stipulates that such participation should not be “prohibitively expensive” Article 9(3) requires the Irish State to “ ensure that, where they meet the criteria, if any, laid down in its national law, members of the public have access to administrative or judicial procedures to challenge acts and omissions by private persons and public authorities which contravene provisions of its national law relating to the environment .” The Aarhus convention sets out rights for the public to a process which is fair, equitable, and timely. This Bill would move in the opposite direction by limiting who is entitled to challenge the licensing permissions. By restricting who of the public is entitled to access justice, this bill cannot be considered fair. The proposed new fees would restrict access to only those with deep pockets and reduce access for less wellresourced individuals and resource-limited eNGOs, particularly when faced with multiple forestry decisions per year. No NGO would have the financial resources to respondthe failures of the system would go unchecked. Introducing fees would render the appeal process prohibitively expensive and would in effect deprive many of their right of public participation and their right to an administrative review, in light of Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention and Article 47 of the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the EU. Why should persons who are by appealing a decision, essentially picking up on the failures of the system to implement the law correctly, be charged for exercising their civic duty? 6. Restrictions on who may appeal European Court Case C-263/08 Djurgarden-Lilla ruled that wide access to justice must be provided, and that the national rules must not nullify Community provisions (the EIA Directive) that provide the public concerned the ability to challenge a decision. It noted that while it may be necessary to require that a body has a minimum amount of members to ensure that it does in fact exist and that it is active - the number of members required cannot be fixed at such a level that it runs counter to the objective of facilitating review of projects that fall within the scope of the Directive. The potential restrictions outlined under head 14(f)(x) would likely expose a serious capacity issue at many Irish NGOs and would rule out many local, citizen-led environmental organisations from being able to act. This is entirely contrary to the access to justice provisions in the Aarhus Convention and the EIA Directive. The proposed insertion of section 4(b)(iv) would provide a geographical distinction ignores the reality of social structures in Ireland: “a person who has an interest in land adjoining land in respect of which, a decision has been made has been made” The reason why third party appeals are so important in Ireland is that it is very difficult for persons to appear to be “interfering” with the affairs of their neighbours. This can cause societal splits that can last generations, especially in rural Ireland, where the vast majority of afforestation takes place. At the same time it is important that groups or individuals from outside the area are able to make interventions in the cause of nature protection. 7. The Consultation Process Running the consultation process over the 4 week period during August, the month when a large part of the Irish population is on leave, or are very busy looking after those that are on leave should not have happened. This action runs entirely contrary to the Aarhus Convention and the Government’s own Public Consultations Principles and Guidance. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e9b052- consultation-principles-and-guidance/ In paragraph 15 page 12 states it states the following: Similarly, a longer period is appropriate where those with limited resources, such as individuals and small businesses, are being consulted. In addition, longer consultation periods may be necessary when the consultation process falls around holiday periods. In the light of this failure to follow good practice, and of the many sensitivities regarding forestry, we urge you to extend the consultation period for at least another two weeks, and to publicise this extension in as many ways as is possible. 8. Conclusion At a time when the Dail recognises the Climate and Biodiversity Crisis that faces us, and unanimously passes a motion calling for a radical re-think of our forestry strategy, towards community oriented and genuinely sustainable forestry practice, this Bill is a throw-back to the disastrous industry-led unsustainable policies pursued for the last number of decades. If we are to reach the targets on both Climate and biodiversity, we can only do so by involving communities and their representatives. This Bill is about stifling public inputs instead of addressing the systemic problems listed above, and that are clearly there for all to see. If there are an excessive number of vexatious or “trivial” appeals, then these could be dealt with by an expanded Forestry Appeals Committee, incorporating a triage process that would enable a rapid processing of these appeals, leaving the Committee time to give due consideration to those raising significant issues of environmental protection. This expanded Forestry Appeals Committee must include nominee from the Environmental, Community and Forestry sectors as well as independent expertise. We strongly urge the Government to withdraw this Bill and work, as quickly as possible, with stakeholders to produce a cohesive and time-limited plan to overhaul the entire licensing process. If we are to have a coherent and well thought out licensing process then we need to examine all the submissions received on this Consultation, together with the McKinnon Report in more detail. In particular we need to examine the bits that are missing from the Report, some of which are outlined above in para 3. There is much good will out there for planting the right tree in the right place. For this to happen and for the good will to be maintained, the ailments that currently beset the Forestry Licensing System need radical treatment, rather than just addressing the symptoms as this Bill is attempting to do. Castle Leslie Preservation & Castle Leslie Estate
I, Sammy Leslie on Behalf of the Castle Leslie Preservation, and the management team of Castle Leslie Estate in Glaslough, Co. Monaghan, fully support the proposed changes for the implementation of the Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Between us all, we manager of over 200 acres of historic woodlands in various way.
The current system is not working and causes untenably long delays to licences caused by the FAC (Forestry Appeals Committee)
The FAC cannot cope with the workload and this is hindering forestry activity and damaging the industry.
The figures speak for themselves, and the article in the Times about the 100,00’s of young trees being dumped is sad and shocking. We even received letters from the US and other countries commenting on this, and it makes Ireland look pretty weak.
It is vital that the FAC is reformed to make it fit for purpose and the system supports the growth of more trees on this Island, and in turn our very important biodiversity.
People livelihoods are at stake here, and woods are dying because we can't get our licences through to be able to do the necessary work to care for them and to plant further areas.
The current system seems to give a very unbalanced level of power to individuals without them being held to any level of accountability.
With kind regards
Cork Nature Network
Good evening,
Please find attached & below submission from Cork Nature Network on the Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 Cork Nature Network Submission:
Cork Nature Network is an environmental NGO concerned with protecting and promoting Ireland’s wildlife through education, conservation, and research. Our vision is to restore a healthy ecosystem for all species and peoples of Ireland.
Following consideration of Minister Hackett’s Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 Cork Nature Network believes that this proposed Bill has major implications for the ability of our group, and other NGOs, to appeal problematic decisions. It will limit citizen’s access to environmental justice and is detrimental to the democratic process.
The forestry appeal system is essential to the prevention of poor decisions. Effectively cutting NGOs, like Cork Nature Network, out of the licencing process leaves it vulnerable to unchecked flawed judgements.
This Bill proposes to both limit the eligibility of groups and bodies entitled to appeal and create financial disincentives and restrictions to those groups that do qualify. Cork Nature Network believes that eroding the democratic process in this manner effectively silences the voices of concerned citizens and further endangers our biodiversity and ecosystem.
For these reasons, Cork Nature Network is calling on Minister Hackett to abandon this proposed bill which hinders the right to appeal and has significant consequences for the independence of the Forestry Appeals Committee.
We call on Minister Hackett to instead look at improving the licensing decisions made, addressing and reforming the issues within the process and the existing forestry legislation and to focus on developing a new forestry programme that allows for the real and democratic participation of community groups, NGOs and concerned citizens like ourselves.
Cork Nature Network also calls on the Minister to reform the forestry grants system to incentivise delivery of a new positive forestry model and to reject the Mackinnon report which informs the proposed introduction of fees to appeal.
Cork Nature Network wish to see a new Forestry Programme in place and we urge Minister Hackett to take steps in this direction. We envision a sustainable forestry model which puts our communities first - our ecosystem, soil, water and our climate.
Finally we must express disappointment with the quality of consultation afforded by Minister Hackett to the public on this proposed Bill - run as it is over summer with little or no publicity, with little or no communication on the implications of the Bill and no real efforts to facilitate engagement from the public.
Kind regards,
Dear Sirs
Ardcolum Agri Stores supports the New Emergency Legislation Bill as we have contracts with Forestry/Harvesting Companies supplying Hydraulic Hoses.
Kind Regards
Christina Gill
Ardcolum Agri Stores Ltd Ardcolum Drumshanbo Co Leitrim
Tel: 071 96 41694 Fax: 071 96 41695
To whom it may concern,
Please find my submission below in relation to the Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill.
I just have a few simple facts:
1. The current licencing process is inadequate. Huge delays are being caused by the Forestry Appeals committee (FAC). 2. The FAC cannot cope with the workload. 3. Forestry activities have ceased due to the backlog damaging the Industry. 4. It is vital that changes are made to the process to ensure the FAC is fit for purpose. 5. I support the proposed changes in the Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill. 6. It is very simple; People livelihoods are at stake here.
Kind regards,
Stephen McKinney,
McKinney Timber.
Corrib Oil – Lubricants
To whom it may concern,
Please find my submission below in relation to the Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill.
I just a have a few simple facts:
1. The current licencing process is inadequate. Huge delays are being caused by the Forestry Appeals committee (FAC). 2. The FAC cannot cope with the workload. 3. Forestry activities have ceased due to the backlog damaging the Industry. 4. It is vital that changes are made to the process to ensure the FAC is fit for purpose. 5. I support the proposed changes in the Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill. 6. It is very simple; People livelihoods are at stake here.
Kind regards,
Niall Walsh Forestry and Plant Hire Services Limited
To whom this may concern,
Please find the attachment for Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Many thanks, Niall Walsh
Noel Kiernan Forestry
To whom this may concern,
I am a forester for nearly 40 years.
I have never seen so many difficulties in the industry, when it comes to paperwork. There are huge delays in approvals and licenses, the FAC doesn't seem to cope with the workload. This must be hindering forestry activity and will ultimately damage the industry.
It is vital that streamlining of the system needs to be put in place immediately, as people's livelihoods are at stake.
-- Regards
HARRINGTON & CO. SOLICITORS Newtown, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 EA03
T: +353 (0)27 56896 E: [email protected] DX : 17003 Bantry
Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine Date: 28 August 2020 Agriculture House Kildare Street Dublin 2 Our Ref: 12/42/BH D02 WK12 Your Ref: By Email to [email protected]
Re: Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Public Consultation Our Client: Wild Ireland Defence CLG
Dear Sir/Madam
We have been instructed by our above named client to lodge a submission against the draft proposed amendments to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2011 which seeks to align the forestry licencing and appeals processes with similar planning processes.
This company was created on 27 September 2019 for the purpose of protecting the environment and ensuring that all EU and Internationally applicable Environmental Protection Laws are enforced here in Ireland.
Preliminary Objection:
On a purely preliminary issue, our client instructs us to strenuously object to the fact that this entire Consultation Process is being conducted through the medium of the English Language only and not through the medium of the Irish Language. Our client instructs us to advise that this abject failure by the State to uphold the status of the Irish Language within the Constitutionally permitted Legislative Framework of the State departs from the fundamental Constitutional position and we are instructed to call upon both the Minister and the Cabinet to suspend this particular Consultative Exercise pending the publication of the draft Bill in both English and in the National Language of the State.
For the record, one of the Directors of Wild Ireland Defence clg is Máire Uí Mhuirnín, a Native Irish speaker of of An Spideal, Contae na Gallaimhe while the second Director, Greagoir O’Cathasaigh of Na hAillighe, An Bhearra, Contae Chorcai is bilingual having his primary degree in the Irish language.
We are instructed that Ms. Ui Mhuirnin has made a submission, as gaeilge, to this process on her own behalf and we are further instructed by our client to communicate to you that unless this draft Legislation with its accompanying Public Consultation exercise is suspended to enable the draft
Legislation to be published in the National Language of the State and to enable the Public Consultation to be conducted through the medium of both Irish and English we are instructed to
Principal: Brian Harrington, LLB, Solicitor ...... Colette Herlihy, BA, MSc, Solicitor initiate the necessary proceedings so to ensure that our client’s and the Public’s Constitutionally conferred Rights are upheld and protected.
Substantive Objection:
Without prejudice to the foregoing, our client is extremely concerned with the contents of the proposed draft Agriculture Appeal (Amendment) Bill 2020 particularly insofar as it seeks to hinder the ability of both the individual and environmental NGO’s to partake in all future Forestry Applications, including Appeals that may have possible Environmental Impacts. The proposed criteria and costs of making any future Appeals and/or Submissions will impose highly arbitrary and restrictive thresholds on any individual and/or indeed NGO which will make it extremely difficult if not impossible to consider, make Submissions on and Appeal any Application and/or Decisions into the future.
Amendment of section 14A of Principal Act
“(4) (a) A person referred to in paragraph (b) (in this subsection referred to as a relevant person) who is dissatisfied with a decision made by the Minister or an officer of the Minister under an enactment specified in Schedule 2 may appeal to the Forestry Appeals Committee against the decision and, on the hearing of the appeal, the Committee may confirm, cancel or vary the decision as it thinks fit.
(b) Each of the following is a relevant person:
(i) a person who makes an application for a licence, approval, or entry in a register under an enactment specified in Schedule 2; (ii)a person to whom a licence, approval or entry referred to in subparagraph (i) has been granted, given or made and, pursuant to a decision of the Minister under section 7(2) of the Act of 2014, conditions attaching to it are varied, or it is suspended, revoked or removed; (iii) a person who has, in accordance with regulations for the time being made under section 6, 10, 17, 22 or 30 of the Act of 2014, made submissions or observations in writing to the Minister, or officer of the Minister in relation to an application referred to in subparagraph (i) or a decision of the Minister referred to in subparagraph (ii); (iv) a person who has an interest in land adjoining land in respect of which, a decision has been made on foot of an application referred to in subparagraph (i) or a decision referred to in subparagraph (ii) has been made and, who satisfies the Forestry Appeals Committee that- We submit that landowners and occupiers of property who live downstream of lands the subject-matter of an Application should also be regarded as a Relevant Person. (I)the matter to which the decision on foot of the application refers or the matter to which the decision refers will differ materially from the matter to which the application, licence, approval or entry referred by reason of conditions imposed or varied or the suspension, revocation or removal, and
(II)the imposition, or variation of the conditions or the suspension, revocation or removal will materially affect the person’s enjoyment of the land or reduce the value of the land;
(v)a person prescribed by regulations for the time being made under section 17 or 22 of the Act of 2014 as a person to be consulted, in accordance with those regulations, by the Minister under section 17(5) or 22(5) of that Act who the Forestry Appeals Committee is satisfied ought to have been and was not consulted by the Minister in relation to an application referred to in subparagraph (i);
Principal: Brian Harrington, LLB, Solicitor ...... Colette Herlihy, BA, MSC, Solicitor
(vi)in relation to an application referred to in subparagraph (i) or a decision referred to in subparagraph (ii) which requires the carrying out of a screening for environmental impact assessment, submission of an environmental impact statement, carrying out of an environmental impact assessment, screening for an appropriate assessment, submission of a Natura Impact Statement or carrying out of an appropriate assessment, an environmental body. This should not be limited solely to Environmental Bodies. Ordinary Members of the Public are entitled to be consulted as a fundamental matter of European Environmental Law. Moreover, we note that Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment isn’t included in the foregoing and we respectfully submit that all Forestry Applications should only be considered for permission in the context of the conducting and conclusion of Strategic Environmental Assessment across all areas of the countryside identified as being suitable for Afforestation.
(c) When making an appeal under this section a relevant person shall-
(i) pay any fee prescribed under section 14B, and (ii) comply with regulations for the time being made under sections 7 and 15.“
Subsection 4(d) refers to an ‘environmental body’ which may appeal decisions however the description of what an ‘environmental body’ is remains vague
“environmental body” means a body or organisation (not being a state authority)-
(i) the aims or objectives of which relate to the promotion of environmental protection, (ii)which has, during the period of 12 months preceding the appeal, pursued those aims and objectives;
The lack of a full definition paves the way for the Minister to grant or restrict to powers of which organisations are qualified to make appeals, many of which are undertaken on behalf of communities facing both blanket Afforestation and Deforestation in their local areas thereby restricting their right to appeal and hindering their access to justice.
In addition it is respectfully submitted that the implementation of changes to the existing legislative regime, as is proposed in the draft Bill, must be advanced in such a manner which recognises and addresses long standing failures in the forestry system and in a manner which correctly applies European and National Environmental legislation. The current legislative regime governing afforestation in Ireland is not being implemented in a manner that is consistent with the Habitats Directive, Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, Birds Directive and the Arhaus Convention. There is nothing in the draft Bill that either addresses or seeks to address the current contraventions of the above Directives in the context of the current afforestation policy in Ireland.
You might kindly acknowledge receipt of this submission and we await the Department’s response to this submission in its consideration of the public consultation submissions.
Yours faithfully,
Harrington & Company ______Harrington and Company Solicitors
Principal: Brian Harrington, LLB, Solicitor ...... Colette Herlihy, BA, MSC, Solicitor
ARC Woodland Services Ltd
To whom it may concern,
I wish to support the draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
I agree with the submission made by the Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) on the draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Manorhamilton IFA
Submission to the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine regarding a Public Consultation on the Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Leitrim is the most rural county in Ireland with 90% of our people living in the countryside. It is a distinctive place with agriculture at its core culturally, socially and environmentally. Small family farms continue to be an important economic base for our rural economy feeding into our small villages and towns. Manorhamilton IFA have expressed concern for many years now about over-afforestation in Leitrim particularly conifer plantations which encroach into our rural farming communities.
Government forestry policy is having a destabilising effect on our rural economy in Leitrim affecting indigenous rural community’s ability to sustain ourselves into the future. The forestry service permitting system regulates forestry but faced with more and more plantations, affected rural communities are having less and less input into land use because our concerns are being discounted by regulators as policy considerations.
Manorhamilton IFA are deeply concerned about the proposed bill. Rather than addressing underlying forestry policy and regulation issues this legislation will significantly curb our right to have an input on forestry land use in Leitrim by restricting the right and ability of people to appeal bad decisions. We understand farming communities have a right to participate in decision making that affects our environment.
Limits on individuals, groups and bodies entitled to make an appeal.
The proposed bill will limit which individuals, groups and bodies are entitled to make an appeal. Such limitations may put enormous pressure on people living close to land where planting is proposed not to make objections even though they may wish to. This may lead to affected people being targeted by forestry interests. Applying limits to who can make submissions cannot be an ethical way to move forward.
Introduce fees for making an appeal on forestry licences
Our members right to make an appeal and to participate in decision making that affects our environment must not become prohibitively expensive. Applying costs to people seeking to make submissions is a deliberate attempt to curb the volume of submissions being made that express concern about forestry plantations.
Enable the Minister issue directions to the Forestry Appeals Committee
The forestry appeals committee must retain its independence from the government. Our members' right to be heard and to have a roll in reviewing decisions must not be undermined by the Minister. Often it is only at those oral hearings that people with local knowledge can express their concerns adequately and in a way that can be understood by strangers with a comprehensive knowledge of the forestry guidelines. To remove our members' options of attending oral hearings will lead to bad decisions.
Regards
Eddie Mitchell
Chair Manorhamilton IFA
To whom it concerns,
I oppose this Bill as it would frustrate the rights of individuals and groups to submit legitimate appeals in respect of forestry licences. These rights are enshrined in the Arhaus Convention, to which our government subscribed in 2012. The Bill places unacceptable restrictions on eligibility for making appeals. It imposes fees on appeals of forestry licences. Additionally, the independence of the Forestry Appeals Committee from the Minister for Biodiversity and Land Use would be compromised if this Bill were passed.
The proposed Bill bears a concerning resemblance to the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019, which was accurately characterised by my party and many environmental NGOs as an attempt to erode environmental democracy.
Considerations around forestry development are complex. Certain types of plantations can be primarily profit-driven and have detrimental environmental effects. As we can see in Leitrim the psychological impact on communities of unwanted commercial plantations can be immense. This Bill would have a damaging impact on broader political efforts to address the biodiversity crisis and to engage communities in this monumental task.
Yours sincerely,
The Forest Owners Co-operative Ltd
The Forest Owners Co-operative Ltd, herewith register our support as a 589 strong membership in support of amendments and enforcement of new emergency legislation referring to the appeals process.