AIE: Forestry Promotion Projects

AIE Request 25 233

A copy of the funding application for the following projects awarded under the Open Call for Proposals for Forestry Promotion Projects;

-Mná Na Coille (Women of the Woods)
-What Forestry is – Communicating at Peer-to-Peer Level
-Biodiversity in Action: Forestry days and learning resources
-Forest Learning 2025/2026 – Good Sitka
-Irish Forestry and Forest Products – Debunking the Myths
-Bio Thin, Using whole-tree Biomass chipping to thin Broadleaf Forests
-ITGA Information Projects (multi-part proposal) to increase participation in DAFM Afforestation Schemes, the wider Forestry Programme, and to raise the profile of forestry as a public good and a commercially viable enterprise, including engagement with EU Institutions

AIE: screening under the EIA Directive for the afforestation of the lands which are subject to tree-felling licence TFL00946323

OCE-159854-Y5F8B8

A copy of all information related to the screening under the EIA Directive for the afforestation of the lands which are subject to tree-felling licence TFL00946323. A copy of all information related to the screening under the Habitats Directive for the afforestation of the lands which are subject to tree-felling licence TFL00946323. TFL00946323 is subject to appeal and this information is required by the 4-4-25

Notes:

Decision demonstrates that DAFM do not have information to demonstrate compliance with the EIA Directive and the Habitats Directive.

AIE: Information held by or for the NPWS related to forestry project CN90607

AIE 053 2025 Request – CN90607

Notes;

The NPWS recommended that a full EIA Statement should be provided by the developer.
It wasn’t requested and DAFM issued a licence – although there is no AAD on the file.

AIE: data for the number of bog plots being cut in raised bogs in Special Area of Conservations (SACs) and Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)

Re: AIE request AIE-033-2025

a) 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 YTD data for the number of bog plots being cut in raised bogs in Special Area of Conservations (SACs) and Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)
b) How the number of plots cut is related to Ha / volume of peat extracted in each SAC/NHA
c) Any NPWS or 3rd party analysis conducted on or from the data collected, or reports produced from this data
d) Most recent flyover / aerial monitoring photos for each SAC/NHA flown in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 YTD
e) Enforcement actions logged in relation to illegal peat extraction in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 YTD.

AIE: TB Stakeholder Forum

AIE Request 25.095 TB Stakeholder Forum

Under the AIE Regs to request details related to the following meeting

Bovine TB Stakeholder Forum – Meeting 21
Date: 30th October 2024

Minutes and agendas of IWG and FWG meetings referenced TB Forum. For the purposes of this request please limit IWG and FWG meeting records to 2024-2025 YTD.

Minutes and agenda of DAFM ICOS meeting on TB

Copy of DAFM presentation circulated ( The Department presented TB disease trends and outlined the increase in herd incidence, number of reactors and restricted herds )

Copy of DAFM presentation circulated (Virginia Morera-Pujol and Kilian Murphy, UCD presented their study on badger ecology and Bovine TB in Ireland)

Minutes and agendas of bilateral meetings held between the farming organisations and DAFM on bTB in 2024 and 2025 YTD