asked the Minister for Energy the total acreage of forestry owned by the State in (a) Sligo, (b) Leitrim, (c) Donegal, (d) Mayo, (e) Cavan, (f) Monaghan and (g) Roscommon; the total planting done in each of these counties, separately, in the last year for which figures are available; the total land owned in each of these counties, separately, by the State for forestry purposes but not yet planted; and the total acreage of land purchased in each of these counties, separately, for State forestry in the past year.
Written Answers. - State Forestries.
147.
The information requested is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
|
Area Owned 1987 |
Area* Unplanted 1987 |
Area Planted 1987 |
Plantable Reserve 1987 |
Area Purchased 1988 |
|
|
(a) Sligo |
26,700 |
6,362 |
310 |
476 |
124 |
|
(b) Leitrim |
34,116 |
6,673 |
590 |
1,115 |
371 |
|
(c) Donegal |
100,490 |
26,743 |
1,369 |
4,234 |
445 |
|
(d) Mayo |
103,009 |
34,384 |
2,093 |
8,425 |
618 |
|
(e) Cavan |
11,187 |
1,443 |
90 |
309 |
131 |
|
(f) Monaghan |
8,987 |
775 |
57 |
94 |
0 |
|
(g) Roscommon |
22,852 |
4,839 |
369 |
1,266 |
314 |
* This includes areas under water, roads and otherwise unplantable land.