Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2017
615. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry that were planted since 2011, by year; and the number of hectares he anticipates being planted in 2017. [3768/17]
View answerThe total area of new forests for which grants were paid during the period 2011 - 2016 is as follows:
|
Year |
Hectares |
|
2011 |
6,653 |
|
2012 |
6,652 |
|
2013 |
6,252 |
|
2014 |
6,156 |
|
2015 |
6,293 |
|
2016 |
6,500 |
The planting target for 2017, as set out in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020, is 7,140 hectares.
