Written answers
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Forestry Sector
8:00 pm
Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 478: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the extent of the land bank and quantity of forest in the ownership of Coillte on a county basis and provide a breakdown of the value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The figures and breakdown requested by the Deputy are provided in a table. A general valuation of Coillte assets is currently being undertaken by the NTMA (NewERA unit) in conjunction with my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
County | Extent of land owned by Coillte (hectares) | Of which under forest owned by Coillte (hectares) |
Carlow | 3,715 | 3,647 |
Cavan | 6,856 | 6,458 |
Clare | 25,103 | 22,898 |
Cork | 49,417 | 46,822 |
Donegal | 42,983 | 36,446 |
Dublin | 2,040 | 1,813 |
Galway | 42,716 | 38,287 |
Kerry | 21,364 | 18,521 |
Kildare | 3,822 | 3,700 |
Kilkenny | 9,064 | 8,693 |
Longford | 3,323 | 3,081 |
Louth | 1,671 | 1,402 |
Laois | 16,106 | 15,333 |
Limerick | 12,532 | 11,302 |
Leitrim | 14,845 | 12,908 |
Mayo | 38,920 | 32,876 |
Meath | 1,366 | 1,302 |
Monaghan | 3,124 | 2,892 |
Offaly | 9,018 | 8,534 |
Roscommon | 9,365 | 8,094 |
Sligo | 16,206 | 13,731 |
Tipperary | 30,183 | 26,245 |
Waterford | 17,677 | 17,177 |
Westmeath | 5,001 | 4,668 |
Wexford | 9,444 | 8,834 |
Wicklow | 28,120 | 26,891 |
Total | 423,983 | 382,552 |
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