Roger T. Garland
Question:122 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy the total acreage afforested to date in each county in Ireland for the last ten years.
Written Answers. - Afforestation Projects.
Set out in the following tabular statement is the acreage afforested in the ten year period from 1981-90, inclusive, in each county in Ireland with the exception of planting by Coillte Teoranta for 1989 and 1990 details of which are not readily available. These details will be forwarded later to the Deputy.
Afforestation by county for the ten years 1981 to 1990 inclusive.
|
County |
Hectares |
|
Carlow |
465 |
|
Cavan |
1,057 |
|
Clare |
7,138 |
|
Cork |
6,313 |
|
Donegal |
6,328 |
|
Dublin |
109 |
|
Galway |
8,889 |
|
Kerry |
7,083 |
|
Kildare |
655 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,579 |
|
Laois |
2,323 |
|
Leitrim |
3,513 |
|
Limerick |
2,491 |
|
Longford |
389 |
|
Louth |
192 |
|
Mayo |
13,804 |
|
Meath |
60 |
|
Monaghan |
259 |
|
Offaly |
956 |
|
Roscommon |
3,344 |
|
Sligo |
2,660 |
|
Tipperary |
3,938 |
|
Waterford |
1,721 |
|
Westmeath |
393 |
|
Wexford |
279 |
|
Wicklow |
2,368 |
|
Total |
78,306 |
Roger T. Garland
Question:123 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the percentage of the land now afforested which was not heather bearing in each county of Ireland; if he will outline the intentions of his Department for future afforestation projects; the type of land involved; and the acreage involved.
Details of the vegetative cover of land prior to its afforestation are neither comprehensive nor readily available.
My Department intend to expand the national planting programme to 30,000 hectares a year by 1993. The development of planting is encouraged through grant schemes which are geared towards ensuring that only land which is suitable for forestry is planted. In recognition of the importance of our peatlands, forestry grant schemes specifically exclude boglands listed for conservation by the wildlife service of the Office of Public Works as nationally and internationally important and lower rates of grant apply to unenclosed land which would include most heather bearing land.
The Forest Service consult as necessary with the Wildlife Service, and the National Parks and Monuments Service of the Office of Public Works, local authorities and regional fisheries boards in examination of grant aid applications for forestry development so as to avoid adverse impacts on areas of scientific interest, areas of outstanding beauty, special amenity areas and sites of recognised historical, cultural or national value.