asked the Minister for Lands if offers of land have been made to him for afforestation purposes from the district of Reenaniree, Macroom, County Cork; if he is aware that there are hundreds of acres of suitable lands available there; and if he will have a special survey made with the object of planning a large scale forestry plan for this district.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Afforestation in County Cork.
The forestry division have inspected offers of lands aggregating 334 acres approximately in the Reenaniree district. Only 54 acres have been found suitable for planting and this area is too small and too remote from any existing State forest to justify acquisition. Recently, however, an offer of 300 acres was made, the owner stating that there were a number of owners of adjoining lands also willing to sell portions of their holdings for State forestry purposes. The individual owners have been communicated with and requested to furnish particulars of the actual areas offered for sale. So far only two of them have replied and it transpires that portion of the area now offered was inspected in 1936 and found to be unplantable. If additional areas are offered they will be inspected as soon as possible.