Written answers

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Woodland Improvement Scheme

Photo of Dominic HanniganDominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of hectares planted and the total funding allocated under the native woodland scheme in each year from 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10837/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested for each of the years in respect of the Native Woodland (Establishment) Scheme is as follows:

-2007200820092010201120122013
Ha. planted237.47 124.57 362.73 172.21 29.88 16.51 72.92
Expenditure€0001,223.1 771.3 2,326.5 1,536.2 806.6 726.5 1,277.3

Photo of Dominic HanniganDominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who were successful in receiving grant aid under the native woodland scheme in the years 2007 to 2013; the total number of successful applicants who qualified for the farmer premia rate; the total number who qualified for the non-farmer premia rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10838/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following is the information requested in respect of the Native Woodland (Establishment) Scheme for each year:

-2007 200 8 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
No. of Applicants 11 29 22 11 6 4 26
Farmer 10 20 18 7 5 4 18
Non-Farmer 1 9 4 4 1 _ 8

Photo of Dominic HanniganDominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocated to support afforestation under the native woodland scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10839/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The budget allocated in 2015 to support afforestation under the native woodland element of the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme (2014-2020) is €2,749,500.

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