Irish Guidelines & Regulations

Mackinnon Report

Review of Approval Processes for Afforestation in Ireland (November 2019)

Coillte

Coillte - www.coillte.ie

Forest Service, DAFM

Forest Service - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/642e6-forestry/

2023-2027 Forestry Grant Scheme
Agroforestry Guidelines (FT8) - Agroforestry Forum
Public Consultation
Forestry Division Monthly Reports
Register of Foresters and Forestry Companies

Forest Service - Forest Management Tools

Felling and Reforestation Policy (DAFM, May 2017) - Avaialable for Download in the Tree Felling Licences Section

Interim Standard for Felling & Reforestation (DAFM, 2019)

Environmental Requirements for Afforestation (DAFM, December 2016)

DAFM Suite of Environmental Guidelines (DAFM, 2000) - Now available on the GOV.IE website https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/regulation-forest-health-and-resources/#trees-and-the-law

Publications, now available for downloading from the GOV.IE website include:

Forest Biodiversity Guidelines
Forest Protection Guidelines
Forestry and Kerry Slug Guidelines
Forestry and Otter Guidelines
Forests and Water
Forestry and the Landscape Guidelines
Forest Recreation in Ireland - A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers
Native Woodland Establishment GPC9 and GPC10
Woodland for Water
Aerial Fertilisation Requirements (June 2015)
Forestry and Water Quality Guidelines
Forestry and Archaeology Guidelines
Forest Harvesting and Environmental Guidelines
Forestry and Freshwater Pearl Mussel Requirements, (DAFM, 2008)
Land Types for Afforestation
Environmental Requirements for Afforestation
DRAFT Plan for Forests & Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland

Links to DAFM Environmental Guidelines, including the above, on the New GOV.IE website

COFORD Forest Policy Review Group Report on 'Forests, products and people - Ireland’s forest policy – a renewed vision (2014) - A Report on Policy Implementation with Recommendations (COFORD, 2018)

Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) (DAFM, 2020)

National Forest Inventory

The purpose of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) is to record and assess the extent and nature of Ireland’s forests, both public and private, in a timely, accurate and reproducible manner. Reliable, current and consistent information is required to inform domestic forest policy, to support forest research and fulfil national and international reporting commitments.

For more information, see National Forest Inventory, DAFM

Pesticides Regulation and Control Division, DAFM

Pesticides Regulation and Control Division - www.pcs.agriculture.gov.ie

- Guidance Notes on Integrated Pest Management For Use On Irish Farms (PDF)

- National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides

Plant Health

- Plant Health & Trade

- Plant Health Legislation

- Plant Health Trader Notices

Teagasc

Teagasc Forestry Development Unit - www.teagasc.ie/forestry/

- Overview of forestry grant rates

Forest Sector Statistics

Annual Forest Sector Statistics
An annual report has been published on the web that brings together previously published and new statistics on the forest sector in a single publication. The plan is to update the document annually to reflect changes in the forest sector, such as new afforestation.
Ireland's Forests - Annual Statistics - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and also see Forest Statistics and Mapping

See also our Miscellaneous Industry Statistics page.

Legislation

Forestry Act 2014 - www.oireachtas.ie

Forestry & the Law (DAFM) - Forest Service, DAFM

Legal requirements for forestry - Teagasc

Health and Safety Authority (HSA)

Health and Safety Authority - www.hsa.ie

Health and Safety Authority - Irish Forestry Safety Guides (IFSG) A suite of Safety Guides modified for Irish use by kind permission of FISA, including: