Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1143. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the percentage of lands in counties Cavan and Monaghan and the entire country used for a purpose (details supplied); the way in which this is monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAccording to the National Forest Inventory (NFI) 2012 total forest cover in Counties Cavan and Monaghan is 8.7% and 4.3% respectively - information is set out in the table below.
National Forest Inventory
|
Cavan |
16,830 ha.s |
8.7% |
|
Monaghan |
5,598 ha.s |
4.3% |
|
Total for Country |
731,652 ha.s |
10.5% |
The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is the principal means of monitoring national forest cover in Ireland. The NFI records and assesses the extent and nature of Ireland’s forests, both public and private, in a timely, accurate and reproducible manner. The NFI is a detailed periodic survey of permanent forest sample plots based on a randomised systematic grid sample design. The exercise is repeated every 5 years with the most recent NFI available for 2012. Work on the next NFI is currently underway. Results from this NFI are expected to be published this year.
