It’s claimed that a new online portal for Forestry Licensing does nothing to clear a backlog in the system.
There are approximately 4,700 forest licence applications currently in the system, and at various stages of processing.
- Advertisement -
Of these, around 2,000 have been referred to ecologists for an appropriate assessment, and a backlog has built up over the last 18 months.
Yesterday, Minister Pippa Hackett announced the launch of a new public portal for Forestry Licencing that will allow people to view, and ultimately to make submissions on forestry license applications.
Former Clare Councillor Brian Meaney, a forest owner based in Darragh, says much more action is needed.
