The COFORD Council does not have a budget or make payments to beneficiaries. However, on a case-by-case basis, the Department does provide funding to facilitate the work of individual COFORD working groups during each council term where specific needs are identified as being necessary for their work. Individual members of the COFORD Council, except those who are there as representataives of state bodies, also receive an annual stipend. This information has now been compiled below and is stated below;
2016
In 2016, the Department provided funding to working groups for the preparation and/or printing of the following reports, with a total cost of €34,759.50.
- All Ireland Roundwood Production Forecast 2016-2035.
- COFORD connect notes.
- Forests, products and people - Ireland’s forest policy.
2017
In 2017, the Department provided funding to working groups for the preparation and/or printing of the following reports, with a total cost of €40,609.56.
- Wood Supply and Demand on the Island of Ireland to 2025.
- Mobilising Irelands Forest Resource – meeting the challenges.
- COFORD Connects notes.
- Forests, products and people - Ireland’s forest policy, review of policy and implementation.
2018
In 2018, the Department provided funding to working groups for the preparation and/or printing of the following reports, with a total cost of €75,024.73.
- Mobilising Irelands Forest Resource - Meeting the Challenges.
- Longer Term Forest Research.
- Forest Land Availability Implementation Group Report.
- Species Mixtures in Irish Forests.
- COFORD Connects notes.
2019
In 2019, the Department provided funding to working groups for the preparation and/or printing of the following reports, with a total cost of €6,249.88
- COFORD Forest Policy Review Group Report on ‘Forests, products and people - Ireland’s forest policy – a renewed vision, review of policy and implementation.
2020
In 2020, the Department provided funding for the preparation and/or printing of the following reports, with a total cost of €45,812.73
- Work to update the All Ireland Roundwood Production Forecast 2016-2035 out to 2040.
- The providers of services funded by these allocations listed from 2016-2020 were
- Ranelagh Print Bureau
- The Icon Group
- Silvalytics
- Drima Marketing.
- Arrow Print Management
- Commercial Forestry Services
- Henry Philips
- Alistair Pfeifer
- Mick Keane
- William Lorn Mason
