Food and the Marine

Backlog of licences is squeezing supply

Status orange fire warning to remain in place until midday on Monday due to dry weather

Delays in issuing licences for harvesting trees leaves Republic short of timber

Gerry Holian from Athenry fined €7,000 and given two suspended prison sentences

National Teens’ Food Survey finds one-quarter of target group overweight or obese

Deal unites leading names in Irish timber industry and creates a business with revenues of almost €270m

Permit delays at Department of Agriculture are squeezing timber supplies

Disruption to supply of raw materials and pandemic behind 5-20 per cent hike

Understood Cabinet will be told borrowing increased from zero to €28m last year

Delays are squeezing supplies for Irish house building and hurting export potential

Coillte asks landowners to obey restrictions on land burning

For Coillte, the biggest crisis of recent years has not been Covid, says chief executive

Government approves ‘framework for investment’ up to 2027

Streamlining moves to clear licensing backlog will focus on organisational structure

Industry groups call on Minister of State for Agriculture to tackle licensing delays

Leading figures in the business claim there is a two-year delay in getting planting permits due to backlog in felling licences