AIE: Ecology Unit of the Forest Service (DAFM)

Date:  13^th January 2020 

My Ref: AIE-Ecology Unit

Freedom of Information Officer,

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,

Grattan House,

Grattan Business Centre,

Dublin Road,

Portlaoise,

Co. Laois

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to request information under the provisions of  EU Directive 2003/4/EC ‘Access to Environmental Information’, “The AEI Directive”; and SI 133/2007 European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007, as amended, “The Regulations” – relating to Ireland’s implementation of the AEI directive.

The information requested is:

1)         Records of all applications for Afforestation Licences that have been referred to the Ecology Unit of the Forest Service under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020;

Details to include, inter alia;

• Reference Number
• Date and details of the referral
• County
• Copy of report produced by Ecology Unit
• Status of the application

2)         Records of all applications for Forest Roads Licences that have been referred to the Ecology Unit of the Forest Service under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020;

Details to include, inter alia;

• Reference Number
• Date and details of the referral
• County
• Copy of report produced by Ecology Unit
• Status of the application

3)         Records of all applications for Tree Felling Licences that have been referred to the Ecology Unit of the Forest Service under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020;

Details to include, inter alia;

• Reference Number
• Date and details of the referral
• County
• Copy of report produced by Ecology Unit
• Status of the application

I request that the information is provided in electronic form.

Should you wish to clarify any aspect of this request please do not hesitate to contact me at the email address indicated: 

I look forward to receiving also an acknowledgement of this request and contact details for the party assigned to deal with it.

Thank-you for your assistance on this matter

Yours sincerely

Email Address for the electronic response:  
Date:  28^th February 2020 

My Ref: AIE-Ecology Unit Follow Up

Freedom of Information Officer,

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,

Grattan House,

Grattan Business Centre,

Dublin Road,

Portlaoise,

Co. Laois

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to request information under the provisions of  EU Directive 2003/4/EC ‘Access to Environmental Information’, “The AEI Directive”; and SI 133/2007 European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007, as amended, “The Regulations” – relating to Ireland’s implementation of the AEI directive.

The information requested is:

1. A copy of the report of the Ecology Unit produced in respect of each of the following applications;

CN74089

CN77374

CN77418

CN77721

CN77885

CN78120

CN78270

CN78293

CN78399

CN78648

CN78842

CN79297

CN79324

CN79344

CN80262

CN80626

CN80641

CN80795

CN80856

CN81132

CN81574

CN81611

CN81955

CN82255

CN82932

CN83086

TFL00034317

TFL00038817

TFL00039917

TFL00200818

TFL00412519

I request that the information is provided in electronic form.

Should you wish to clarify any aspect of this request please do not hesitate to contact me at the email address indicated: 

I look forward to receiving also an acknowledgement of this request and contact details for the party assigned to deal with it.

Thank-you for your assistance on this matter

Yours sincerely

Excel File includes all “Ecologist Referrals”

Sample Forest Service Ecologist Reports (for full AIE file, please contact us)