Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Afforestation Programme
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry that were planted since 2011, by year; and the number of hectares he anticipates being planted in 2017. [3768/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The total area of new forests for which grants were paid during the period 2011 - 2016 is as follows:
Year | Hectares |
---|---|
2011 | 6,653 |
2012 | 6,652 |
2013 | 6,252 |
2014 | 6,156 |
2015 | 6,293 |
2016 | 6,500 |
The planting target for 2017 as set out in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020 is 7,140 hectares.
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