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Experts warn red tape is threatening the forestry sector

Poor communications and project management in the Department of Agriculture has led to difficulties in the forestry sector, according to a leading expert who has devised a plan to clear a backlog of licence applications. A new plan titled 'Project Woodland' will deal with the implementation of a range of measures to speed up the issuing of licences for felling trees and planting new ones. There was only 2,488 hectares of forestry planted last year, well short of the Government's own target of 8,000 hectares. The author of the plan, former CEO of Scottish Forestry Jo O'Hara, described delays in processing felling licences last summer as "a full blown crisis which threatens the ongoing operation of the forestry sector as a whole". Keep up to date with all the latest Irish and international news and current affairs with http://www.rte.ie/news Follow us on twitter @rtenews and on Facebook   / rtenews