Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Data
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of land in each county that is now used for forestry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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According to the 2012 National Forest Inventory, forest cover stands at 731,650 hectares.
The following table presents total forest cover broken down by county:
| Forest Cover ‘000 ha | County Area '000 ha | % of County under forest | % of national forest cover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 8.4 | 89.63 | 9.4% | 1.1% |
| Cavan | 16.83 | 193.54 | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Clare | 52.29 | 319.77 | 16.4% | 7.1% |
| Cork | 83.62 | 746.57 | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| Donegal | 56.34 | 485.62 | 11.6% | 7.7% |
| Dublin | 5.23 | 92.57 | 5.7% | 0.7% |
| Galway | 59.41 | 612.43 | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| Kerry | 53.17 | 475 | 11.2% | 7.3% |
| Kildare | 10.4 | 169.54 | 6.1% | 1.4% |
| Kilkenny | 19.02 | 206.34 | 9.2% | 2.6% |
| Laois | 25.26 | 172 | 14.7% | 3.5% |
| Leitrim | 26.5 | 159.01 | 16.7% | 3.6% |
| Limerick | 26.34 | 268.56 | 9.8% | 3.6% |
| Longford | 8.36 | 109.13 | 7.7% | 1.1% |
| Louth | 2.43 | 82.56 | 2.9% | 0.3% |
| Mayo | 51.73 | 559.76 | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| Meath | 12.5 | 234.21 | 5.3% | 1.7% |
| Monaghan | 5.6 | 129.54 | 4.3% | 0.8% |
| Offaly | 24.51 | 200.1 | 12.2% | 3.4% |
| Roscommon | 25.88 | 254.8 | 10.2% | 3.5% |
| Sligo | 20.58 | 183.67 | 11.2% | 2.8% |
| Tipperary | 47.85 | 425.46 | 11.2% | 6.5% |
| Waterford | 26.55 | 183.81 | 14.4% | 3.6% |
| Westmeath | 13.17 | 183.95 | 7.2% | 1.8% |
| Wexford | 13.83 | 235.89 | 5.9% | 1.9% |
| Wicklow | 35.86 | 202.66 | 17.7% | 4.9% |
The 2017 National forest Inventory is currently underway with results due for publication in early 2018.
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