Written answers

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Afforestation Programme

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy 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]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael 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:

YearHectares
20116,653
20126,652
20136,252
20146,156
20156,293
20166,500

The planting target  for 2017 as set out  in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020 is 7,140 hectares.

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