Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
562. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets per hectare for categories (details supplied) in 2017 and 2018 for the Forestry Programme 2014-2020; the actual number of hectares planted in 2017 and to date in 2018 for these categories; and the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis in tabular form. [31973/18]
View answerWhile targets are set for planting Native Woodland, Agroforestry, and Forestry for fibre, planting targets are not set for the other Grant and Premium Categories (GPC) 1 to 8 inclusive. The relevant data is provided below in tabular form as requested.
|
Forestry |
GPC Category |
2017 Target Hectares |
2017 Hectares Planted |
% of 2017 Target |
GPC Category |
2018* Target Hectares |
2018* Hectares Planted |
% of 2018 Target |
|
Afforestation |
GPC 1 to 8 |
6,165 |
5,265 |
85% |
GPC 1 to 8 |
6,215 |
1,818 |
29% |
|
Native Woodland Establishment |
GPC 9 & 10 |
450 |
266 |
59% |
GPC 9 & 10 |
450 |
118 |
26% |
|
Agro-Forestry |
GPC 11 |
25 |
5 |
5% |
GPC 11 |
40 |
0 |
0% |
|
Forestry For Fibre |
GPC 12a/12b |
500 |
0 |
0% |
GPC 12a/12b |
500 |
0 |
0% |
*2018 figures are to 30th June.
