Minister Healy Rae has launched a scheme to support forest owners. Those impacted in the storms Darragh and Eowyn will be eligible to take part in a support scheme worth €55 million.

Full details will be issued in January on the Department website

• The Specification Document and application form will be available to view on the Department’s website in early 2026. Applications will be made through a registered forester.
• The grant is proposed to be paid in two instalments: 75% of the grant in the year of replanting and the remaining 25% after four years. The rates are outlined below.

Replanting Species

Grant per ha 

Native Forests €6,744

Broadleaf, mainly oak and beech  €6,744

Diverse Broadleaf  €4,314

Continuous Cover Forestry  €5,421

Mixed high forests: Diverse Conifer  €4,452

Mixed high forests with Sitka Spruce and coniferous high forest €3,858

• Applicants to the scheme will need to hold a valid felling licence. The conditions of the felling licence will continue to apply.