Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 July 2022
342. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual output in the current forestry programme per measure and per year since its inception in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36906/22]
View answerThe Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020 (extended to 2022) is a 100% Exchequer funded programme, which is being delivered across 11 measures. The aim of the programme is to support a competitive and sustainable forest sector that provides economic, environmental and social benefits to society. The programmes covers new planting, sustainable forest management, the investment in infrastructure, prevention and restoration of damage to forests, knowledge transfer and information, and forest environment , climate and recreational services.
Outputs from the programme per measure and per year since its inception in tabular form is attached.
It is worth noting that forestry schemes are voluntary and demand-led. I acknowledge that planting levels in particular did not reach expected targets with a noticeable decline in recent years. It is my intention that this be addressed in the new Forestry Programme which is under development. This programme is the implementation plan for the new Forest Strategy.The Forest Strategy will focus on a number of key strategic themes such as climate, wood, nature, people, economy and rural development. It will represent a shared vision for forestry in Ireland, and will be shaped by the extensive consultation already conducted which included a wide range of stakeholder engagements. The results of those engagements are currently being examined and will feed into the design of the Strategy which will underpin the new Forestry Programme.
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
6,159 |
6,341 |
5,267 |
3,650 |
3,241 |
1,975 |
1,419 |
|
134 |
159 |
270 |
374 |
309 |
459 |
597 |
|
65,000 |
62,000 |
91,000 |
72,000 |
93,000 |
98,000 |
71,000 |
|
103 |
114 |
233 |
830 |
371 |
483 |
85 |
|
626 |
795 |
803 |
587 |
848 |
601 |
610 |
|
0 |
0 |
11 |
23 |
157 |
67 |
46 |
|
0 |
0 |
13/244 |
33/605 |
36/614 |
9/144 (covers 2 years, due to Covid outbreak) |
|
|
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
|
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€7,404 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
|
€0 |
€55,053 |
€1,000 |
€1,875 |
€3,000 |
€408,464 |
€1,586,018 |
|
303 |
194 |
301 |
240 |
230 |
294 |
301 |
