asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the name and location of each forest centre in Counties Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth; the number of persons employed at each centre; the number of acres planted; the area available for planting; and the number of acres filled in recent years with totals for each county.
Written Answers. - Forest Centres.
272.
The particulars requested are set out in the following schedule:
|
County Forest Centre |
Employment numbers |
Acres |
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|
Planted at 31/12/'82 |
Available for planting at 31/12/'81 |
Planted in recent years* |
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|
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
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|
DONEGAL |
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|
Ardara |
7 |
3,236 |
555 |
32 |
55 |
148 |
|
Ards |
7 |
1,402 |
334 |
3 |
4 |
— |
|
Ballybofey |
16 |
2,570 |
152 |
35 |
44 |
68 |
|
Ballyshannon |
6 |
1,745 |
66 |
12 |
— |
26 |
|
Barnesmore |
19 |
5,287 |
456 |
111 |
113 |
192 |
|
Buncrana |
10 |
3,500 |
132 |
— |
21 |
— |
|
Castlefin |
11 |
1,419 |
35 |
7 |
— |
— |
|
Foyle |
6 |
2,073 |
89 |
90 |
56 |
1 |
|
Gweebarra |
10 |
3,380 |
791 |
146 |
47 |
207 |
|
Gweedore |
5 |
2,194 |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kilcar |
16 |
2,939 |
64 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Killygordon |
18 |
2,592 |
130 |
61 |
85 |
31 |
|
Lettercran |
9 |
4,463 |
880 |
281 |
274 |
64 |
|
Letterkenny |
18 |
4,025 |
269 |
— |
14 |
123 |
|
Lough Eske |
8 |
4,868 |
1,060 |
54 |
157 |
238 |
|
Meenirroy |
16 |
4,086 |
438 |
94 |
41 |
36 |
|
Mulroy |
9 |
2,245 |
339 |
— |
29 |
37 |
|
Pettigo |
18 |
3,901 |
4,725 |
295 |
434 |
507 |
|
Raphoe |
5 |
2,541 |
97 |
45 |
49 |
21 |
|
Reelan |
12 |
3,792 |
425 |
67 |
140 |
88 |
|
Stranolar |
9 |
3,900 |
293 |
— |
17 |
175 |
|
TOTALS: |
235 |
66,158 |
11,339 |
1,333 |
1,580 |
1,962 |
|
LEITRIM |
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|
Arigna |
12 |
4,067 |
365 |
— |
37 |
31 |
|
Cuilcagh |
12 |
3,834 |
293 |
48 |
91 |
69 |
|
Dowra |
4 |
3,072 |
323 |
— |
13 |
66 |
|
Dromahaire |
20 |
3,749 |
215 |
11 |
— |
— |
|
Drumkeeran |
10 |
2,872 |
556 |
— |
10 |
— |
|
Glenfarne |
6 |
3,256 |
290 |
18 |
56 |
31 |
|
Manorhamilton |
22 |
4,032 |
501 |
35 |
21 |
216 |
|
TOTALS: |
86 |
24,882 |
2,543 |
112 |
228 |
413 |
|
CAVAN |
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|
Bailieboro |
5 |
1,688 |
46 |
38 |
4 |
9 |
|
Belturbet |
3 |
1,134 |
20 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
|
Killeshandra |
7 |
2,032 |
123 |
— |
17 |
14 |
|
Swanlinbar |
7 |
3,968 |
272 |
5 |
78 |
— |
|
TOTALS: |
22 |
8,822 |
461 |
48 |
110 |
24 |
|
MONAGHAN |
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|
Cootehill |
6 |
2,366 |
32 |
13 |
16 |
38 |
|
Monaghan |
6 |
1,743 |
151 |
9 |
24 |
6 |
|
Scotstown |
4 |
3,778 |
121 |
21 |
— |
52 |
|
TOTALS |
16 |
7,887 |
304 |
43 |
40 |
96 |
|
LOUTH |
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|
Carlingford |
4 |
1,281 |
54 |
30 |
— |
6 |
|
Dundalk |
5 |
1,882 |
99 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
|
TOTALS |
9 |
3,163 |
153 |
38 |
8 |
18 |
*Figures include new and reforestation planting.