Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1052. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of Coillte farm partnerships in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15263/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraCoillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme, are the responsibility of the company.
The company has, however, provided the following information in relation to the Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme:
|
County |
Partnerships |
Leased Area (Ha) |
|
Carlow |
13 |
166 |
|
Cavan |
29 |
469 |
|
Clare |
33 |
559 |
|
Cork |
62 |
1108 |
|
Donegal |
21 |
366 |
|
Galway |
99 |
1850 |
|
Kerry |
13 |
216 |
|
Kilkenny |
73 |
1380 |
|
Laois/Kildare |
19 |
350 |
|
Leitrim/Sligo |
10 |
134 |
|
Limerick |
37 |
724 |
|
Longford |
17 |
256 |
|
Mayo |
7 |
90 |
|
Meath/Louth |
11 |
140 |
|
Monaghan |
6 |
59 |
|
Offaly |
5 |
73 |
|
Roscommon |
14 |
180 |
|
Tipperary |
99 |
1891 |
|
Waterford |
44 |
904 |
|
Westmeath |
19 |
447 |
|
Wexford |
22 |
464 |
|
Wicklow/Dublin |
42 |
977 |
|
Total |
695 |
12803 |
Coillte advise that the figures for counties where there are less than 5 partnerships have been included with the neighbouring county. I understand that, while Coillte has circa. 630 Farm Partners, there are circa. 695 farm partnerships in total, as shown in the table.
