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Forestry Planting Grant Schemes

  • 10-10-2009 1:22pm
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    Caoimhín
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    Just an update on the funding situation folks. The Programme for Government which was agreed last night has this about forestry;
    Forestry
    · We will review state forestry policy to take account of its critical role in
    relation to climate change and its importance to construction, bio-energy, biodiversity
    and its potential to deliver long-term employment in other
    downstream industries e.g. eco-tourism, furniture, crafts etc. The review will
    include the role of Coillte and its functions and operations. It will also assess
    the effectiveness of current forestry grant schemes and make
    recommendations on how best to deliver supports in the future.
    · Following this review, we will overhaul and significantly enhance the current
    range of programmes and supports to facilitate the attainment of the target of
    17% forestry cover by 2030 and contribute to meeting our climate change
    commitments.
    · We will promote a diverse forestry culture with an emphasis on native trees
    and ensure that a minimum of 30% broadleaf will be planted annually.
    · We will increase the level of new forest planting to 10,000 hectares per annum.
    Towards that aim, we will increase the level in 2010 through the use of direct
    funding and appropriate tax incentives.
    · The Government will also work with the Irish forestry sector, including
    Coillte, to develop a scheme through which some of the monies currently set
    aside to purchase carbon credits abroad will be diverted for forestry
    investment in Ireland    .

    I dont know if this will mean any funding this year or if it will just kick in in January.
    Good news all the same.


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