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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 5 Jun 1980

Vol. 321 No. 11

Written Answers. - Tipperary-Waterford Afforestation.

78.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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