Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Forestry Development
9:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the area of forestry planted in each of the past five years; the area of land harvested in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7537/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought for each of the past five years is as follows:
| Year | Area of new forest planted | Area of forest harvested |
| 2003 | 9,097 hectares | 10,454 hectares |
| 2004 | 9,739 hectares | 9,907 hectares |
| 2005 | 10,096 hectares | 8,364 hectares |
| 2006 | 8,037 hectares | 7,715 hectares |
| 2007 | 6,947 hectares | 7,413 hectares |
In addition to the area of new forestry planted in each of the years listed above, it should be remembered that, as a general rule, the area harvested in each year will also be replanted.
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding her Department has allocated to assist the forestry sector here in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7538/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the allocations for the forestry sector for the years 2003-2007.
| Year | Allocation |
| €000 | |
| 2007 | 131,639 |
| 2006 | 136,308 |
| 2005 | 123,946 |
| 2004 | 115,915 |
| 2003 | 82,581 |
| (1) Figures for 2005 to 2007 are inclusive of Capital savings carried forward from the previous year. | |
| (2) 2007 figures include the budget for schemes administered by Crop Policy (Allocation €3m). |
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