Forestry Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Ceisteanna (806)

Martin Kenny

Ceist:

806. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of County Leitrim under forestry. [13212/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

According to the latest figures available in the National Forest Inventory (2012) the proportion of forest cover in Co Leitrim is 16.7% (26,500 ha).