Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
942. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if expenditure matched, exceeded or did not achieve planned phased monthly expenditure in the Forestry Service for January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/22]
View answerThe budget allocation for Forestry for 2022 is €100,081,000. This provides for new planting, the serving of existing afforestation contracts, and payments in relation to forestry support schemes and forestry related activities.
Some €33,123,573 of the Forestry budget was spent in January, and this is just over the profiled amount of €33,103,100. The remainder of the budget has been apportioned to meet anticipated budgetary needs during the year and will be closely monitored.
