Written answers
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Woodland Improvement Scheme
Dominic 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]
Simon 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:
- | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Ha. planted | 237.47 | 124.57 | 362.73 | 172.21 | 29.88 | 16.51 | 72.92 |
Expenditure€000 | 1,223.1 | 771.3 | 2,326.5 | 1,536.2 | 806.6 | 726.5 | 1,277.3 |
Dominic 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]
Simon 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 |
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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 |
Dominic 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]
Simon 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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