Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of private forestry in each county that his Department is funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually which are made available on my Department's website including statistics on the area of land planted in each county that is or has been in receipt of the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, or previous schemes. 

While the statistics for a number of years are available on the website, a synopsis (in hectares) of the years 2007 to 2016 is outlined in the following table.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by Coillte in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Coillte is the State forestry company, which was established in 1989, pursuant to the Forestry Act 1988, at which time the bulk of the State’s forest properties were vested in the company.

Coillte has provided the following table which shows lands owned or managed by Coillte, whether forested or not, by county: