asked the Minister for Energy the total acreage purchased for planting by his Department during 1985, 1986 and to date in 1987; and the counties in which it took place.
Written Answers. - Planting Acreage.
31.
The total acreage of land purchased by my Department for planting during the periods in question are:—
|
Year 1985 |
— |
14,772 acres |
|
Year 1986 |
— |
13,927 acres |
|
1 January — 30 September 1987 |
— |
10,756 acres. |
The breakdown of these figures by counties is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to have included in the Official Report.
Statement of lands for planting purchased by the Department of Energy during 1985, 1986, and to date in 1987, shown by county.
|
County |
Acres |
||
|
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
|
|
Carlow |
91 |
109 |
277 |
|
Cavan |
183 |
269 |
138 |
|
Clare |
1,900 |
724 |
1,554 |
|
Cork |
1,567 |
1,710 |
536 |
|
Donegal |
2,323 |
1,656 |
996 |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
537 |
2,011 |
766 |
|
Kerry |
949 |
260 |
445 |
|
Kildare |
— |
131 |
42 |
|
Kilkenny |
521 |
425 |
247 |
|
Laois |
929 |
830 |
353 |
|
Leitrim |
390 |
675 |
435 |
|
Limerick |
348 |
368 |
363 |
|
Longford |
264 |
153 |
37 |
|
Louth |
— |
5 |
— |
|
Mayo |
630 |
971 |
1,216 |
|
Meath |
148 |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
92 |
2 |
— |
|
Offaly |
316 |
5 |
136 |
|
Roscommon |
371 |
311 |
447 |
|
Sligo |
452 |
220 |
427 |
|
Tipperary |
1,300 |
1,063 |
1,300 |
|
Waterford |
499 |
620 |
655 |
|
Westmeath |
215 |
54 |
20 |
|
Wexford |
77 |
77 |
119 |
|
Wicklow |
670 |
1,278 |
247 |
|
Country Total |
14,772 |
13,927 |
10,756 |