asked the Minister for Lands if he will state, in respect of each of the past eight years, the number of acres which have been taken over for afforestation purposes in each of the Twenty-Six Counties.
Written Answers. - Afforestation Acreage.
The information required is set out in the following table:—
ACQUISITIONS (in acres).
|
County |
1948/49 |
1949/50 |
1950/51 |
1951/52 |
1952/53 |
1953/54 |
1954/55 |
1955/56 |
Total |
|
Carlow |
— |
— |
153¾ |
— |
310 |
494 |
544 |
84 |
1,585¾ |
|
Cavan |
— |
— |
66 |
— |
296½ |
1,661¾ |
138½ |
392¼ |
2,554¾ |
|
Clare |
112½ |
285 |
229 |
557½ |
207½ |
351¾ |
1,013½ |
243¼ |
3,000 |
|
Cork |
667 |
322½ |
996½ |
1,600¼ |
3,560¾ |
2,382¾ |
2,246¾ |
2,552½ |
14,329 |
|
Donegal |
— |
4,117 |
75 |
2,422 |
3,755 |
2,833½ |
1,150¾ |
794½ |
15,147¾ |
|
Dublin |
— |
100½ |
— |
275 |
— |
— |
862½ |
— |
1,238 |
|
Galway |
1,475½ |
125½ |
10,061¾ |
2,819¾ |
1,510¼ |
775 |
1,086 |
2,409¼ |
20,262¾ |
|
Kerry |
— |
73¾ |
208 |
1,589½ |
490¾ |
616¾ |
736 |
332 |
4,046¾ |
|
Kildare |
251¾ |
2 |
— |
1,551½ |
458¼ |
314 |
44 |
95¾ |
2,717¼ |
|
Kilkenny |
60½ |
81½ |
— |
181 |
323 |
224¾ |
311 |
324½ |
1,506¼ |
|
Leitrim |
— |
67 |
33 |
449 |
484½ |
950 |
851½ |
1,138 |
3,973 |
|
Leix |
309¼ |
198¼ |
505¼ |
1,750¼ |
1,199¼ |
915 |
367½ |
303½ |
5,548¼ |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
257¾ |
143¼ |
324¼ |
252½ |
786¼ |
614 |
2,378 |
|
Longford |
— |
— |
18 |
— |
130¼ |
122½ |
— |
270½ |
541¼ |
|
Louth |
— |
— |
— |
— |
40¼ |
— |
— |
— |
40¼ |
|
Mayo |
— |
— |
5,661¾ |
374 |
922¼ |
452 |
176 |
3,921¼ |
11,507¼ |
|
Meath |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
108 |
108 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
— |
425 |
409¼ |
476½ |
119½ |
191½ |
310 |
1,931¾ |
|
Offaly |
2 |
43 |
— |
891 |
278¼ |
83 |
1,044 |
179½ |
2,520¾ |
|
Roscommon |
— |
441½ |
— |
225½ |
534½ |
250¼ |
540 |
246½ |
2,238¼ |
|
Sligo |
— |
— |
— |
83½ |
282¾ |
2,415 |
840½ |
469 |
4,090½ |
|
Tipperary |
7¾ |
1,021½ |
280½ |
95¼ |
1,239¾ |
1,017 |
779¼ |
512½ |
|
|
Waterford |
35 |
398¼ |
569½ |
216¾ |
799 |
1,180¼ |
1,298¾ |
83½ |
4,581 |
|
Westmeath |
— |
262½ |
— |
51½ |
95¾ |
96½ |
— |
— |
506¼ |
|
Wexford |
— |
534¼ |
440½ |
195¼ |
453 |
396¼ |
617 |
555¼ |
3,191½ |
|
Wicklow |
766¼ |
939½ |
1,460¾ |
2,296½ |
1,103 |
2,538¾ |
1,843 |
1,579¾ |
12,527½ |
|
Grand Total: 127,025½ |