asked the Minister for Energy the total hectarage of land planted by (a) the private sector and (b) the State sector for each year since 1977; including the number of greenfield and replanted hectares in the State's annual total.
Written Answers. - Afforestation Statistics.
18.
The information requested is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Land Planted
|
Year |
Private Sector(under grant-aid) |
State |
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Hectares |
Hectares |
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|
Total |
Afforestation |
Reforestation |
Total |
|
|
1977 |
156 |
8,178 |
716 |
8,894 |
|
1978 |
179 |
8,047 |
819 |
8,893 |
|
1979 |
134 |
7,588 |
626 |
8,214 |
|
1980 |
268 |
5,922 |
691 |
6,613 |
|
1981 |
275 |
6,099 |
895 |
6,994 |
|
1982 |
498 |
6,016 |
945 |
6,961 |
|
1983 |
327 |
5,698 |
1,129 |
6,827 |
|
1984 |
473 |
5,192 |
1,767 |
6,959 |
|
1985 |
764 |
4,625 |
1,663 |
6,288 |
|
1986 |
2,559 |
4,750 |
1,750 |
6,500 |
|
(Provisional) |