Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide statistics for the full amount of trees, full amount of forests and the full amount of land that Coillte have sold to pension funds and banks since 1989. [28031/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The statistics sought in respect of the period since 1989 are currently being compiled and I will respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide the figures regarding the extent of forest harvesting in Ireland since 2007; and the way that is being balanced by planting, as per the sustainable yield promised by the strategic forestry plan. [28032/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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To facilitate forest harvesting, a total of approximately 33,700 hectares of forestry was licensed for felling since 2007. Each licence to clearfell, issued under the Forestry Act 1946, carries a compulsory replanting condition obliging the licensee to replant the cleared area within 12 months of the expiry of the licence. In addition to the replanting required as a consequence of harvesting, a further 33,059 hectares of new forestry have been planted since 2007 under the Afforestation Scheme.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a full list of forestry grant recipients since 2007. [28033/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Council Regulation No. 1290 of 2005 requires the Department to publish on its website certain details on beneficiaries of schemes funded or co-funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Following a European Court of Justice Judgement in 2010 only data relating to beneficiaries who are legal persons are being published. Details of natural persons cannot be published as a consequence of this Judgement. As forestry grant payments are fully State funded there is no obligation on the Department to publish details of recipients, whether they are natural or legal persons.