Written answers
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Data
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets in hectares in each of the years 2010 to 2017, in tabular form; the number of hectares planted in each year; and the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis. [5165/18]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The National Development Plan 2007-2013 set out planting targets for the period 2007 - 2013 at 10,000ha per annum. The figure for 2014 is based on the maximum planting level achievable within the budget provided that year, which was 7,000ha. Targets for 2015 - 2020 are set out in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. The following table lists these figures;
- | Target | Planted (ha) | % of target achieved |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 10,000 | 8,314 | 83% |
2011 | 10,000 | 6,653 | 67% |
2012 | 10,000 | 6,652 | 67% |
2013 | 10,000 | 6,252 | 63% |
2014 | 7,000 | 6,156 | 88% |
2015 | 6,000 | 6,293 | 105% |
2016 | 6,660 | 6,500 | 98% |
2017 | 7,140 | 5,536 | 78% |
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