Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012
497. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will outline the planting requirement under previous agri environment options schemes; the details of the planting requirement; if that requirement has been satisfied; the figures he has to clarify that the requirements were satisfied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42723/12]
View answerThe targets for the Tree Planting Standard/Whips and the Planting of New Hedgerows measures under the agri-environmental schemes are set out in the Rural Development Programme, 2007-13. In the case of the Tree Planting Standard/Whips measure, the target is 9,043 trees. Under the 2010 and 2011 Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS) a total of 259,915 trees have been delivered. The target set for the Planting of New Hedgerows measure is 236,636 metres while a total of 1,270,334 metres have been delivered.
