Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2018
145. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by Coillte in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/18]
View answerCoillte is the State forestry company, which was established in 1989, pursuant to the Forestry Act 1988, at which time the bulk of the State’s forest properties were vested in the company.
Coillte has provided the following table which shows lands owned or managed by Coillte, whether forested or not, by county:
|
County |
Total Area(Hectares) |
|
Carlow |
3,781 |
|
Cavan |
8,702 |
|
Clare |
25,895 |
|
Cork |
49,916 |
|
Donegal |
42,165 |
|
Dublin |
1,980 |
|
Galway |
43,885 |
|
Kerry |
21,549 |
|
Kildare |
3,884 |
|
Kilkenny |
10,847 |
|
Laois |
16,402 |
|
Leitrim |
14,518 |
|
Limerick |
13,592 |
|
Longford |
3,386 |
|
Louth |
1,705 |
|
Mayo |
39,669 |
|
Meath |
1,674 |
|
Monaghan |
3,314 |
|
Offaly |
9,715 |
|
Roscommon |
10,436 |
|
Sligo |
14,646 |
|
Tipperary |
33,033 |
|
Waterford |
19,477 |
|
Westmeath |
5,344 |
|
Wexford |
8,963 |
|
Wicklow |
30,220 |
|
Total |
438,698 |
I understand that Coillte’s forest estate is divided into 321 different forest properties which are organised into six Business Area Units (BAUs), a map of which, showing the component counties, may be found on the company’s website at http://www.coillte.ie/our-forests/public-goods/forest-plans/
