Veon Limited

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To highlight the urgency of a prompt and effective response to the impact of Storm Éowyn

seek clarity on what contingency plans exist and seek a meeting between the Forest Service and industry to coordinate a response to this significant event.

As a result of Storm Éowyn

to seek a meeting and request details on the contingency plans in place at the Forest Service to handle the impact of such a storm.

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Following a further lengthy delay in the application process

to identify why an application made by one of our professional ecologists has yet to be decided upon in regard to him being included on the List of Native Woodland Scheme Ecologists. The applicant ecologist had attended the Native Woodland Scheme Training Course and the application was submitted nearly a year earlier.

Following a lengthy delay in the application process

to identify what is required of Veon to have our professional ecologists included on the List of Native Woodland Scheme Ecologists where they have successfully received and completed training by the Forest Service through the Native Woodland Scheme Training Course.

We had learned that Forest Service Inspectors were prioritising Afforestation licences over Forest Road licences. We wanted to know when we would be getting Forest Road licences. We also wanted an update on the launching of Woodland Improvement Schemes.

To have a felling licence decided upon as it was stuck in the system. The land is not capable of supporting trees due to shell marl. Inspector said it was not a priority and was not moving it forward.

A query was made in relation to why felling licences for windblown forests do not seem to be prioritised by the Department of Agriculture

Food and the Marine and to find out the section in the Felling Act that may help such applications'

Gain clarity on the announcement from DAFM on what elements of the forestry programme were approved by the EU