Problem threatens €1.3bn Government plan, says forestry industry
The Government this year announced a doubling of grants to farmers opting to plant trees on their land. Photograph: The Irish Times
According to FII, since August the new restrictions have forced one consultant to rule out 2,000 acres of farmland that could otherwise have been planted. FII director Mark McAuley argued that the restrictions were stifling efforts to increase the amount of land under forest in the Republic.
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