Written answers
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Afforestation Programme
P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number, nature and amount of planting area applications made to his Department for forestry grants at each stage in 2009; if he will compare this with the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36198/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The number of applications received in my Department for approval to plant forestry in each of the past 5 years is set out in Table 1.
TABLE 1 | Pre approval applications received | |
Forms | Hectares | |
2004 | 2,815 | 30,158 |
2005 | 2,361 | 23,300 |
2006 | 2,169 | 18,687 |
2007 | 1,251 | 13,718 |
2008 | 1,303 | 13,844 |
2009 to date | 1,630 | 13,193 |
The number of applications received in my Department for payment of establishment grants for planting forestry in each of the past 5 years is set out in Table 2.
TABLE 2 | ||
Forms | Hectares | |
2004 | 1,039 | 9,425 |
2005 | 1,413 | 11,808 |
2006 | 955 | 5,691 |
2007 | 871 | 6,237 |
2008 | 778 | 6,145 |
2009 to date | 654 | 5,498 |
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