Representation

For over 40 years the Irish Timber Growers Association have offered members a comprehensive information and representation service.
The Association promotes the sustainable development of forestry in association with public and private sectors.
Through their ITGA membership, Irish timber growers are represented on a range of Industry working groups and bodies and ITGA comments on draft sector guidelines and other important forestry documents.

ITGA currently is represented on:

• Project Woodland
• PEFC Ireland Working Group tasked with revision of the Irish Forest Certification Standard
• National Bioeconomy Forum
• Timber Sector Leadership Group (Enterprise Ireland)
• Consultative Committee on the Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan
• COFORD Council
• Various COFORD working groups

ITGA had representation on the following COFORD working groups:

A synopsis of the above working group reports was printed in the ITGA Spring 2019 Newsletter

ITGA was represented and had input into the following COFORD initiatives:

• Forest Management Planning Group
• Updating and revision of Forestry 2030 papers

The Forestry 2030 Papers consist of the following five papers:

In addition to the contact with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), the Association has developed a network of formal and informal contacts with the wider sector and industry. Over the past number of years the Association has been represented on a number of organisations, such as: