Category: Forestry
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Forestry licensing crisis results in €7 million savings for Department due to reduced levels of planting – Browne
Tipperary Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne has questioned why unspent funding in forestry was not funnelled into additional supports for the crisis-hit sector instead of being dispersed elsewhere. Teachta Browne said: “The crisis in the forestry sector has resulted in a €7 million underspend on forestry by the Department of Agriculture this year. This was […]
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Horticulture sector abandoned by Govt inaction
Horticultural growers, led by IFA President Tim Cullinan, are protesting outside Leinster House in Dublin today. The protest is highlighting the ongoing challenges around harvesting horticultural peat and its central role in the sector. The matter will be raised in the Senate this afternoon, where Senators will question the logic of importing peat when we […]
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Rural Independents call on Agriculture Minister to finally resolve forestry crisis
Micheal Collins, Rural Independent TD for Cork South West – who is a member of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, this week challenged senior departmental officials on the appalling situation within Ireland’s forestry sector, at a specially convened committee hearing. Speaking today (Thursday 16th September), from Leinster House, Deputy Collins stated: “Ireland’s forestry regulatory system is in […]
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Future of forestry as attractive prospect still far from certain – Browne.
Following today’s (Tuesday) meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Tipperary Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne has warned that Departmental failure of the forestry sector will have ramifications in the decades to come – for private operators and for our climate agenda. “Teachta Browne said: “At today’s latest meeting on forestry, Department officials confirmed that […]
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FARMERS AT BREAKING POINT WITH DELAYS IN PROCESSING FORESTRY APPLICATIONS – IFA
IFA National Farm Forestry Chairman Vincent Nally said that farmers are at breaking point with the delays and additional costs associated with getting grants or licences approved. “The current system is not working for farmers. It is unacceptable that some farmers are waiting in excess of twelve months for a decision on their application.” […]
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IFA TIMBER PRICES APRIL – JUNE 2019
All prices (ex VAT) quoted roadside for conifers. The prices have been collected from forest owners, forestry companies and sawmills. Product Type Length Diameter Price € /tonne (m) (cm) (Roadside) * Pulp 3 m < 7cm 20 – 34 Stakewood 1.6 m > 8cm < 15 cm 38 – 45 Palletwood 2.5 m […]
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DEPARTMENT MUST HONOUR CONTRACTS WITH FARMERS IF PLANTING RATES ARE TO RECOVER
IFA National Farm Forestry Chairman Vincent Nally said the Department of Agriculture must honour afforestation contracts if planting rates are to recover. “The re-digitisation of forest area as part of control checks continue to result in farmers payments being reduced despite the IFORIS system, the online computerised mapping and payment system, being in operation […]
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IFA DEMANDS NEW SCHEME FOR FARMERS AFFECTED BY ASH DIEBACK
IFA National Farm Forestry Chairman, Vincent Nally has said that the way that farmers affected by ash dieback have been abandoned by the Government is a disgrace and he is demanding that Minister of State Andrew Doyle introduce a new scheme as a matter of urgency. “It is now nearly a year since the […]
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IFA WELCOMES MINISTER’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO FUND STUDY TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF AFFORESTATION IN CO. LEITRIM
IFA President, Joe Healy welcomed Minister Doyle’s announcement today (Tues) to fund a study to be undertaken by UCD to assess the social, economic and environmental impact of afforestation in Co. Leitrim. The carrying out of such a study had been proposed by Leitrim IFA and was adopted as policy by IFA’s National Council. “There […]
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SPRUCE BARK BEETLE STRATEGIC PLAN NEEDED IN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL RISK TO IRISH FOREST SECTOR – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Vincent Nally said that he is concerned following the discovery of the eight toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) in the south of England in late 2018. He said the discovery of the eight toothed spruce bark beetle represents a high risk to Ireland where Sitka spruce has been planted widely […]