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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2018

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Questions (196)

Jackie Cahill

Question:

196. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of broadleaf forestry planting as a percentage of total planting in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [46390/18]

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My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website. The level of broadleaf planting as a percentage of new planting nationally for each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to end September 2018 is indicated below:

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 (to end October)

Broadleaves

planted as % of total national planting

38%

37%

31%

24%

22%

20%

20%

21%

26%

The following suite of proposals was included in the mid-term review, to encourage more landowners to plant broadleaves:

- A 7% increase in grants and a 5% increase in premium rates for broadleaf and diverse conifer planting categories;

- Increase in the minimum mandatory broadleaf requirement per site from 10% to 15%.

- Additional support for broadleaf management in the form of a second thinning grant;

- Tree guards and deer fencing grants are being introduced as part of a new “Forest Fencing and Tree Shelter Scheme” to reduce the risk of deer damage for existing broadleaf forests.

- Agro-forestry premiums have been increased from €280/ha to €615/ha with the grant rate increased from €3,950/ha to €5,750/ha.

Since these measures were introduced in early 2018, an increase in broadleaf planting can be observed and it is expected this will continue into 2019.

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