Increase afforestation and support the forestry sector

What this means

• This is a government commitment made on 23 January 2025 to plant more trees each year and support the forestry sector through the Forestry Programme.[source]
• The commitment sits under agriculture and marine policy and is the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, led by Minister Martin Heydon.[source]
• The goal is to meet Ireland's climate and land-use targets by increasing how much new forest is planted annually across the country.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress, meaning work has begun but no completion date has been set publicly.[source]
• Tracking this commitment matters for accountability because afforestation is a key part of Ireland's plan to reduce carbon emissions from land use.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Agriculture, Food and the MarineBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Martin HeydonOfficeholder

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via martin-heydon
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Agriculture, food, forestry and marine policyMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Administration of the Common Agricultural Policy in IrelandMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Noel GrealishOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Timmy DooleyOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Retain the nitrates derogation for farmersCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-agriculture
  Review and protect farm income support schemesCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via martin-heydon
  Fine GaelParty