Timber homes could help alleviate housing crisis, say foresters
Greenhouse gas emissions could also be cut by move to timber homes, industry body says
Rate of new forestry licences fails to tackle demand for timber
Delays are squeezing supplies for Irish house building and hurting export potential
Farmers and foresters demand action on timber crisis
Industry groups call on Minister of State for Agriculture to tackle licensing delays
Coillte wood supplies set to dry up next year
Department’s delays in processing tree-felling licences and appeals have frozen timber supplies
Backlog of forestry licence appeals is ‘costing jobs’, committee hears
Delays in processing appeals causing ‘irreparable damage’ to timber industry
Objectors stall production of enough timber for 5,000 houses
Coillte may cancel auction leaving sawmills short, as 29 tree-felling licences under appeal
Red tape logjam creates fear for Irish timber supply
Licensing system unable to process applications or deal with appeals, threatening thousands of jobs, industry says
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