CIRCULARS

Key information for the forest industry

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) regularly issues Scheme Circulars which are intended for Forestry Consultants and Forestry Companies.

These Circulars are used to inform the forest industry of any changes in rules and regulations, opening or closing dates for various support schemes, revisions in schemes or forms for filing and changes in prodecures following the commencement of the Forestry Act

Licence Tracker

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has launched a Licence Tracker to enable both Foresters and Applicants to monitor the progress of their Afforestation application.

3/7/2024

Forestry Licence Decisions now exclusively on the Forestry Licence Viewer

Forestry licence decisions made since 13th September 2023 are now live on the Forestry Licence Viewer: https://flv.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/

19/12/2023

Road applications on INET

Currently, in relation to Forest Road applications, under the Environmental Considerations section, various questions require the submission of a report if a particular situation applies.

19/12/2023

Native Tree Area Scheme

Under the Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027, the Minister is now pleased to open the Native Tree Area Scheme for new applications.

12/1/2024

Updated FSAuth Forms

Updated FSAuth 1 and FSAuth 2 forms are now available on the Department’s website

24/10/2023

Launch of Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027

The new Afforestation Scheme under the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is now open for applications.

13/9/2023