asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the proposals he has for the acquisition of additional land for afforestation in Counties Tipperary and Waterford; the extent and location of forestry lands acquired in each of the past ten years in these counties; and the extent to which such land is being utilised.
Written Answers. - Tipperary-Waterford Afforestation.
The reply is in the form of a series of tabular statements which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
1. Lands under consideration or in course of acquisition.
(a) Lands on offer and under preliminary investigation as on 31 December 1979.
County Tipperary |
County Waterford |
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Number68 |
Area1,992 hectares |
Number90 |
Area3,189 hectares |
(b) Lands on which price agreement has been reached and sales are in the process of being closed as at 31 December 1979.
County Tipperary |
County Waterford |
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Number48 |
Area465 hectares |
Number26 |
Area 312 hectares |
2. Lands acquired in Counties Tipperary and Waterford in each of the last ten years.
Year |
County Tipperary |
County Waterford |
Area(hectares) |
Area(hectares) |
|
1970 |
426 |
164 |
1971 |
2,524 |
269 |
1972 |
463 |
357 |
1973 |
491 |
188 |
1974 |
1,464 |
54 |
1975 |
363 |
132 |
1976 |
391 |
129 |
1977 |
179 |
63 |
1978 |
255 |
276 |
1979 |
68 |
59 |
3. Location of lands acquired in period 1970 to 1979 and utilisation of forest areas in the Counties:
Forest |
Total area acquired in ten years 1970 to 1979 |
Total area of forest |
Stocked area |
Unplantable land |
Plantable reserve |
Tipperary N.R. |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
Littleton |
376 |
1,291 |
1,126 |
14 |
151 |
Newport |
679 |
1,950 |
1,571 |
333 |
46 |
Reacross |
345 |
1,536 |
1,313 |
131 |
91 |
Roscrea |
194 |
1,655 |
1,554 |
33 |
68 |
Silvermines |
496 |
2,168 |
2,040 |
66 |
62 |
Templemore |
467 |
1,691 |
1,449 |
115 |
126 |
Tipperary S.R. |
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Anner |
52 |
895 |
851 |
39 |
5 |
Ballyporeen |
1,827 |
1,304 |
817 |
63 |
452 |
Bansha |
61 |
1,136 |
1,129 |
7 |
1 |
Cahir |
— |
1,896 |
1,515 |
295 |
86 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
24 |
873 |
870 |
2 |
1 |
Clogheen |
1,170 |
2,154 |
1,317 |
731 |
106 |
Dundrum |
1 |
850 |
742 |
45 |
64 |
Glengarra |
4 |
776 |
749 |
4 |
23 |
Glen of Aherlow |
103 |
1,539 |
1,460 |
11 |
68 |
Hollyford |
561 |
1,519 |
1,355 |
80 |
84 |
Kilmoyler |
266 |
1,589 |
1,187 |
357 |
45 |
Knockmealdown |
— |
2,308 |
1,196 |
852 |
259 |
Slievenamon |
148 |
852 |
849 |
2 |
1 |
Urlingford |
3 |
1,219 |
1,195 |
15 |
8 |
County Waterford
Forest |
Total area acquired in ten years 1970 to 1979 |
Total area of forest |
Stocked area |
Unplantable land |
Plantable reserve |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
|
Ballyduff |
63 |
1,214 |
1,203 |
9 |
2 |
Cappoquin |
14 |
1,679 |
1,573 |
74 |
33 |
Clonmel |
315 |
1,083 |
1,041 |
22 |
21 |
Comeragh |
405 |
1,671 |
1,439 |
125 |
108 |
Curraghmore |
34 |
1,106 |
1,088 |
9 |
9 |
Dungarvan |
12 |
1,286 |
1,146 |
41 |
100 |
Kilmacthomas |
53 |
750 |
714 |
3 |
32 |
Kilsheelan |
102 |
2,191 |
2,068 |
67 |
56 |
Melleray |
63 |
995 |
935 |
26 |
34 |
Nier |
342 |
1,351 |
1,273 |
7 |
71 |
Ring |
154 |
1,291 |
1,254 |
3 |
34 |
Tallow |
17 |
1,338 |
1,318 |
10 |
10 |
Tramore |
115 |
567 |
514 |
5 |
47 |