John Ellis
Ceist:191 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the area and acreage of land planted for forestry in 1995 in respect of the private and public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9071/96]
Written Answers. - Forestry Statistics.
The total area planted in 1995 was 28,957 hectares. New planting by the private sector amounted to 17,343 hectares while the public sector planted 11,614 hectares which included 5,247 hectares of reforestation. It should be noted that the outturn for 1995 represented a record level for planting and that farmers accounted for some 85 per cent of private planting.
John Ellis
Ceist:192 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount of money drawn down in forestry premia and grants by Coillte, farmers and individual non-farmer private investors on an annual basis since the commencement of the current afforestation grant and forest premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9072/96]
The expenditure under the CAP afforestation and premium schemes up to end 1995 was as follows:
Afforestation
|
Year |
Coillte |
Farmers |
Non Farmers |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
1993 |
7.1 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
|
1994 |
7.0 |
12.2 |
4.4 |
|
1995 |
6.5 |
19.7 |
3.5 |
Premium
|
Year |
Coillte |
Farmers |
Non Farmers |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
1993 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1994 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.093 |
|
1995 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.2 |