Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the land area in County Leitrim available for afforestation or agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5642/18]

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.  The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is an invaluable source of statistical information on Ireland’s forest estate. 

The NFI details the forest and non-forest land for each county and 16.7% of the land in Leitrim is afforested.  It is not possible to provide the percentage of agricultural land in a particular county as there is no accurate information available on the total agricultural area in each county.

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new planting in County Leitrim in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the percentage of planting for each year that is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5643/18]

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.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Leitrim for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled.

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new planting in County Wicklow in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the percentage of planting for each year that is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5644/18]

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.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Wicklow for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled.

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national percentage of new broadleaf planting in each of the years 2014 to 2017, with regard to the forestry programme 2014 to 2020 and the EU state aid requirement that 30% of all planting is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5645/18]

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.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting nationally for 2014 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled. 

My Department is currently finalising a mid-term review of the implementation of the Afforestation Programme 2014-2020. This will include an assessment of the progress to date in achieving 30% planting target for broadleaf trees.