Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of land in each county that is now used for forestry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAccording to the 2012 National Forest Inventory, forest cover stands at 731,650 hectares.
The following table presents total forest cover broken down by county:
|
Forest Cover ‘000 ha |
County Area '000 ha |
% of County under forest |
% of national forest cover |
|
|
Carlow |
8.4 |
89.63 |
9.4% |
1.1% |
|
Cavan |
16.83 |
193.54 |
8.7% |
2.3% |
|
Clare |
52.29 |
319.77 |
16.4% |
7.1% |
|
Cork |
83.62 |
746.57 |
11.2% |
11.6% |
|
Donegal |
56.34 |
485.62 |
11.6% |
7.7% |
|
Dublin |
5.23 |
92.57 |
5.7% |
0.7% |
|
Galway |
59.41 |
612.43 |
9.7% |
8.1% |
|
Kerry |
53.17 |
475 |
11.2% |
7.3% |
|
Kildare |
10.4 |
169.54 |
6.1% |
1.4% |
|
Kilkenny |
19.02 |
206.34 |
9.2% |
2.6% |
|
Laois |
25.26 |
172 |
14.7% |
3.5% |
|
Leitrim |
26.5 |
159.01 |
16.7% |
3.6% |
|
Limerick |
26.34 |
268.56 |
9.8% |
3.6% |
|
Longford |
8.36 |
109.13 |
7.7% |
1.1% |
|
Louth |
2.43 |
82.56 |
2.9% |
0.3% |
|
Mayo |
51.73 |
559.76 |
9.2% |
7.1% |
|
Meath |
12.5 |
234.21 |
5.3% |
1.7% |
|
Monaghan |
5.6 |
129.54 |
4.3% |
0.8% |
|
Offaly |
24.51 |
200.1 |
12.2% |
3.4% |
|
Roscommon |
25.88 |
254.8 |
10.2% |
3.5% |
|
Sligo |
20.58 |
183.67 |
11.2% |
2.8% |
|
Tipperary |
47.85 |
425.46 |
11.2% |
6.5% |
|
Waterford |
26.55 |
183.81 |
14.4% |
3.6% |
|
Westmeath |
13.17 |
183.95 |
7.2% |
1.8% |
|
Wexford |
13.83 |
235.89 |
5.9% |
1.9% |
|
Wicklow |
35.86 |
202.66 |
17.7% |
4.9% |
The 2017 National forest Inventory is currently underway with results due for publication in early 2018.
