Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2018
144. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of private forestry in each county that his Department is funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually which are made available on my Department's website including statistics on the area of land planted in each county that is or has been in receipt of the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, or previous schemes.
While the statistics for a number of years are available on the website, a synopsis (in hectares) of the years 2007 to 2016 is outlined in the following table.
|
County |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Carlow |
42.54 |
49.38 |
47.37 |
100.31 |
20.99 |
72.50 |
44.32 |
15.44 |
82.35 |
45.72 |
|
Cavan |
299.86 |
197.23 |
260.28 |
242.66 |
204.22 |
171.16 |
210.06 |
240.93 |
276.77 |
425.07 |
|
Clare |
668.56 |
695.41 |
563.53 |
521.22 |
484.08 |
480.31 |
347.38 |
419.67 |
567.90 |
552.00 |
|
Cork |
1,024.44 |
1,006.06 |
798.51 |
1,157.34 |
1,035.41 |
1,040.88 |
672.05 |
690.45 |
662.95 |
608.08 |
|
Donegal |
320.78 |
197.43 |
172.38 |
147.16 |
59.37 |
96.40 |
39.63 |
27.96 |
72.09 |
36.15 |
|
Dublin |
17.72 |
10.90 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.28 |
19.96 |
0.00 |
12.10 |
8.42 |
2.75 |
|
Galway |
403.31 |
234.76 |
318.39 |
561.29 |
299.53 |
336.31 |
418.54 |
386.69 |
431.73 |
331.14 |
|
Kerry |
548.71 |
478.37 |
555.52 |
735.52 |
641.14 |
366.32 |
489.80 |
574.48 |
430.38 |
404.98 |
|
Kildare |
78.51 |
17.09 |
111.09 |
86.23 |
101.34 |
185.75 |
47.79 |
89.51 |
28.62 |
13.49 |
|
Kilkenny |
229.11 |
196.66 |
203.40 |
523.12 |
291.77 |
294.15 |
217.63 |
230.92 |
264.41 |
181.34 |
|
Laois |
144.12 |
177.76 |
93.08 |
178.49 |
94.82 |
193.23 |
112.11 |
167.90 |
198.24 |
163.35 |
|
Leitrim |
190.64 |
167.22 |
179.27 |
176.21 |
324.98 |
277.77 |
356.02 |
271.91 |
512.90 |
433.78 |
|
Limerick |
372.58 |
440.74 |
329.44 |
410.75 |
380.89 |
281.43 |
242.57 |
122.05 |
176.81 |
328.80 |
|
Longford |
123.55 |
85.83 |
87.11 |
242.59 |
173.78 |
177.86 |
255.32 |
225.13 |
286.15 |
272.01 |
|
Louth |
55.23 |
65.27 |
65.13 |
46.30 |
19.39 |
51.05 |
26.21 |
0.00 |
22.39 |
39.84 |
|
Mayo |
401.55 |
344.33 |
474.29 |
543.81 |
288.78 |
293.43 |
343.38 |
453.22 |
454.99 |
428.55 |
|
Meath |
42.07 |
88.90 |
130.18 |
251.58 |
90.03 |
203.00 |
191.81 |
66.58 |
73.34 |
104.73 |
|
Monaghan |
69.75 |
56.44 |
87.91 |
139.99 |
70.19 |
106.52 |
92.67 |
136.86 |
37.92 |
88.83 |
|
Offaly |
135.15 |
242.04 |
323.68 |
279.13 |
268.43 |
263.07 |
174.35 |
127.51 |
156.26 |
135.76 |
|
Roscommon |
309.03 |
315.23 |
370.10 |
360.16 |
288.00 |
251.73 |
431.17 |
448.78 |
334.35 |
435.04 |
|
Sligo |
204.85 |
132.20 |
232.85 |
81.57 |
86.87 |
180.41 |
354.20 |
382.16 |
268.13 |
301.73 |
|
Tipperary |
546.46 |
464.65 |
455.09 |
531.54 |
493.85 |
459.64 |
409.72 |
329.80 |
340.77 |
305.14 |
|
Waterford |
310.01 |
155.72 |
245.21 |
264.36 |
203.98 |
128.19 |
137.85 |
121.64 |
125.29 |
240.13 |
|
Westmeath |
140.92 |
145.11 |
199.61 |
202.80 |
250.81 |
271.37 |
241.36 |
236.40 |
204.14 |
281.48 |
|
Wexford |
177.70 |
102.40 |
181.80 |
426.39 |
307.70 |
201.43 |
228.72 |
159.75 |
128.17 |
89.29 |
|
Wicklow |
89.44 |
114.71 |
127.89 |
99.67 |
109.09 |
187.86 |
164.35 |
218.57 |
138.81 |
250.62 |
|
Total |
6,946.59 |
6,181.84 |
6,613.11 |
8,310.19 |
6,590.72 |
6,591.73 |
6,249.01 |
6,156.41 |
6,284.28 |
6,499.80 |
