442 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the consultations that took place between her Department and a person for a tree felling licence at a site (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she is satisfied that the information submitted to her Department is accurate in terms of the tree survey; if she is satisfied that the qualifications of the consultant who carried out the survey are appropriate to the task of a tree survey; the checks she carried out to establish the qualifications of the consultant; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the consultant who carried out the original survey informed the applicant that they had no expertise or qualifications to do a tree survey; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that her Department issued a felling licence which was not numbered to correspond with the map and which misidentified the majority of the trees, and that as a consequence the felling licence does not correspond to the trees on the ground; the action she will take to establish the facts surrounding this case; her views on whether the felling of the trees may have implications for water drainage in the area; if she is satisfied that it is appropriate to allow development of this land for housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3698/07]

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442 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the consultations that took place between her Department and a person for a tree felling licence at a site (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she is satisfied that the information submitted to her Department is accurate in terms of the tree survey; if she is satisfied that the qualifications of the consultant who carried out the survey are appropriate to the task of a tree survey; the checks she carried out to establish the qualifications of the consultant; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the consultant who carried out the original survey informed the applicant that they had no expertise or qualifications to do a tree survey; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that her Department issued a felling licence which was not numbered to correspond with the map and which misidentified the majority of the trees, and that as a consequence the felling licence does not correspond to the trees on the ground; the action she will take to establish the facts surrounding this case; her views on whether the felling of the trees may have implications for water drainage in the area; if she is satisfied that it is appropriate to allow development of this land for housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3698/07]

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