asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the total area acquired for forestry purposes in County Cork at the end of March, 1967; (b) the number of acres that are productive forest land; (c) the number of acres planted; and (d) if he envisages any changes in the system and type of afforestation carried on in this country.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Cork Forestry Land.
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The information is: (a) 79,422 acres; (b) 75,470 acres; (c) 66,255 acres under woods and plantations; and (d) methods and techniques are, of course, evolving all the time but I do not envisage any fundamental change in the system and type of afforestation carried on in this country.