Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion

Mr. Fergus Moore:

If we plant 8,000 ha per year, we will achieve 18% forest cover towards the end of this century. If we plant 16,000 ha per year, we will get there by 2050. Depending on the rate of replanting and afforestation, we will obviously achieve our targets a lot sooner but 8,000 ha will allow us to achieve 18% forest cover towards the latter half of this century.

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