asked the Minister for Lands if he will state for the years 1958, 1959 and 1960 the amount of afforestation carried out by his Department in each county.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Afforestation Statistics.
17.
The area planted in each county in the financial years 1957/58 to 1960/61 is set out in a tabular statement which I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to have circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
AREA of New Plantations Established (Acres)
|
County |
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61* |
|
Carlow |
514 |
439 |
282 |
117 |
|
Cavan |
143 |
420 |
448 |
543 |
|
Clare |
660 |
1,000 |
941 |
1,075 |
|
Cork |
3,481 |
4,834 |
5,476 |
5,427 |
|
Donegal |
1,717 |
2,409 |
3,010 |
3,032 |
|
Dublin |
197 |
250 |
91 |
115 |
|
Galway |
1,272 |
1,895 |
2,093 |
2,731 |
|
Kerry |
640 |
664 |
825 |
774 |
|
Kildare |
569 |
644 |
690 |
631 |
|
Kilkenny |
550 |
129 |
489 |
129 |
|
Laois |
770 |
526 |
287 |
518 |
|
Leitrim |
888 |
1,049 |
1,148 |
1,275 |
|
Limerick |
253 |
280 |
701 |
804 |
|
Longford |
172 |
176 |
249 |
148 |
|
Louth |
— |
35 |
84 |
2 |
|
Mayo |
1,288 |
1,215 |
1,398 |
1,494 |
|
Meath |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
307 |
418 |
360 |
144 |
|
Offaly |
270 |
194 |
296 |
442 |
|
Roscommon |
291 |
192 |
412 |
456 |
|
Sligo |
334 |
609 |
658 |
819 |
|
Tipperary |
1,406 |
1,369 |
1,579 |
1,609 |
|
Waterford |
820 |
1,475 |
716 |
1,050 |
|
Westmeath |
144 |
382 |
414 |
432 |
|
Wexford |
704 |
843 |
647 |
535 |
|
Wicklow |
2,664 |
1,442 |
1,806 |
2,088 |
|
TOTALS |
20,054 |
22,891 |
25,100 |
26,390 |
*Provisional figures. Final figures not yet available.