Roscommon forests that were destroyed by fire to be replanted
Approximately 1,300 acres of bog and forestry were burned in a five-kilometre radius in the Gorthaganny, Coney Island, Carrowbehy, and Cloonfower areas when wildfires erupted during a dry spell of weather in May.
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Coillte's local management team is still assessing the damage caused and would determine if felling of roadside trees was required.
In correspondence to Ms Kerrane, the company said it believes the majority of the roadside trees are privately owned.
'Removal of roadside trees can require a felling licence to be in place or a statement from the council engineer confirming the trees to be dangerous and to be removed under the relevant roads Act,' it said.
Ms Kerrane said that affected roadside trees needed to be removed as soon as possible. She also said a solution was still outstanding for private forestry owners who lost their crop to the fires.
A public meeting in Gorthaganny Community Hall in response to the fire heard that most of the forestry crop was not insured against fire.
In a meeting with delegation comprising local representatives and Oireachtas members, Minister Michael Healy Rae TD did not promise any government compensation for those affected by the fires.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service have assessed the area and are preparing a remediation plan for the damage done to a Special Area of Conservation which contains the Carrowbehy Bog Walk.
This area contains a rich array of flora and fauna which were destroyed by the fire.
The cause of the fires has not yet been determined.
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