Government accused of failing to address ‘urgent appeals crisis’ in timber industry

Irish sawmills are now anticipating they will run out of timber by the end of September, which could have a significant impact on the construction industry

Rosanna Cooney

@rosannacooney

30th July, 2020

Government accused of failing to address ‘urgent appeals crisis’ in timber industry

Representatives of the Irish timber industry say it is in crisis as felling licences are taking up to two years to come through, due to a large number of appeals. Picture: Getty

A Department of Agriculture plan to rescue the timber industry has been criticised by sector representatives as being “a day late and a dollar short”.

Worth €2.3 billion to the economy and employing 12,000 people, the forestry sector relies on licences issued by the Department of Agriculture for trees to be planted and felled.

The industry is currently in a “crisis” as felling licences are taking up to two years to come through, due...

Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!

Currency

What's Included

With any subscription you will have access to

Unlimited multi-device access to our iPad, iPhone and Android Apps
Unlimited access to our eReader library
Exclusive daily insight and opinion seven days a week
Create alerts to never miss a subject that matters to you
Get access to exclusive offers for subscribers on gifts and experiences
Get content from Business Post, Business Post Magazines, Connected, Tatler and Food & Wine

Share this post

Down on the farm: Why the need to stabilise herd numbers is the government’s next big challenge

Dairy farmers are caught between urgently necessary climate targets putting pressure on their businesses and the flexibility their farms need to survive

Agriculture Daniel Murray 1 week ago

$Charlie McConalogue: \'While we are making progress in relation to reducing our footprint, increasing [dairy] numbers would negate that. We can’t have that.\' Picture: Rollingnews.ie$