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Forestry Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 October 2022

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Ceisteanna (410)

Paul Kehoe

Ceist:

410. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 20 September 2022, if he will detail the forestry service estimate of the available volume that justifies stating that there is a very large supply of timber available to be felled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49364/22]

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Freagraí scríofa

The recently published All Ireland Roundwood Production Forecast covering the period 2021 to 2040 predicts that the annual potential round wood supply, will increase from 4.7 million cubic metres in 2021 to 7.9 million cubic metres in 2035. The Forecast is available on the COFORD website (www.coford.ie) and provides details on wood assortments and projected share of private and Coillte

Year

Ireland Private

Ireland Coillte

Total Ireland

NI DAERA FS

NI Private

Total NI

Total Island of Ireland

2021

1,467

2,757

4,224

489

24

513

4,737

2022

1,742

2,757

4,499

489

24

513

5,012

2023

2,385

2,757

5,142

489

24

513

5,655

2024

2,408

2,757

5,165

489

24

513

5,677

2025

2,472

2,757

5,229

489

24

513

5,742

2026

2,750

2,560

5,309

554

46

600

5,909

2027

2,922

2,560

5,482

554

46

600

6,082

2028

2,925

2,560

5,484

554

46

600

6,084

2029

3,156

2,560

5,716

554

46

600

6,316

2030

3,499

2,560

6,059

554

46

600

6,659

2031

3,738

2,717

6,456

751

40

791

7,247

2032

4,042

2,717

6,759

751

40

791

7,551

2033

3,950

2,717

6,668

751

40

791

7,459

2034

3,963

2,717

6,680

751

40

791

7,471

2035

4,428

2,717

7,145

751

40

791

7,937

2036

4,177

2,703

6,880

663

39

702

7,582

2037

4,177

2,703

6,880

663

39

702

7,582

2038

4,177

2,703

6,880

663

39

702

7,582

2039

4,177

2,703

6,880

663

39

702

7,582

2040

4,177

2,703

6,880

663

39

702

7,582

Totals

66,733

53,684

120,417

12,285

745

13,030

133,447

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