Written answers
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Data
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets per hectare for categories (details supplied) over the 2014 to 2017 period for the forestry programme 2014-2020; the actual number of hectares planted in each year for the categories; and the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis, in tabular form. [20049/18]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Planting under the forestry Programme 2014 – 2020 commenced in 2015. My Department recently completed a mid-term review of the Forestry Programme, the results of which were published last February. The table below, included in the MTR, shows the target area in each of the categories and that actually planted for the years 2015 to 2017.
Grant and Premium Categories (GPC) | Forestry Programme Target | Actual Planted Area (ha) | % of Target | Forestry Programme Target | Actual Planted Area (ha) | % of Target | Forestry Programme Target | Actual Planted Area (ha) | % of Target |
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2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | |
Overall target | 6,000 | 6,293 | 104.88 | 6,660 | 6,500 | 97.60 | 7,140 | 5,536 | 77.54 |
GPC 1 - 8 | 5,440 | 6,155 | 113.14 | 5,990 | 6,340 | 105.84 | 6,165 | 5,262 | 85.35 |
Native Woodland | 450 | 134 | 29.78 | 450 | 159 | 35.33 | 450 | 269 | 59.78 |
Agro-forestry | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 25 | 5 | 20.00 |
Forestry for fibre | 100 | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | 0 | 0.00 | 500 | 0 | 0.00 |
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants for each listed planting category (details supplied) over the 2014 to 2017 period for the forestry programme 2014-2020 by farmer and non-farmer respectively, in tabular form; and the current grant premium rates in operation for each category. [20050/18]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently collating the figures for the planting categories by Farmer and non-Farmer as requested and they will be with the Deputy shortly.
Following the recent mid-term review of the Forestry Programme, the results of which were published on my Department’s website, I introduced new Grant and Premium rates for each of the grant and premium categories. I would like to highlight that a higher annual premium is now available for new plantings on sites over 10ha.
GPC | 1st Grant | 2nd Grant €/ha | Additional fencing Allocation (IS436), 140m/ha | Total Grant Available €/ha |
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GPC 1 – Unenclosed | €1,605 | €535 | €600 | €2,740 |
GPC 2 - Sitka spruce / Lodgepole pine | €2,330 | €775 | €600 | €3,705 |
GPC 3 – 15% Diverse Conifer e.g. Sitka spruce and 15% broadleaves | €2,410 | €805 | €600 | €3,815 |
GPC 4 – Diverse Conifer e.g., Scots pine, Douglas Fir | €2,785 | €925 | €600 | €4,310 |
GPC 5 – Broadleaf e.g. sycamore | €3,960 | €1,320 | €600 | €5,880 |
GPC 6 – Oak | €4,215 | €1,405 | €600 | €6,220 |
GPC 7 – Beech | €4,215 | €1,405 | €600 | €6,220 |
GPC 8 – Alder and Birch | €2,695 | €900 | €600 | €4,195 |
GPC 9- Native Woodland Establishment (oak-birch-holly-hazel) | €4,215 | €1,405 | €600 | €6,220 |
GPC 10- Native Woodland Establishment (alder-oak woodland) | €3,960 | €1,320 | €600 | €5,880 |
GPC 11 - Agro-forestry | €4,215 | €1,405 | €600 | €6,220 |
GPC 12 – Forestry-for-Fibre | €2,410 | €805 | €600 | €3,815 |
GPC | Annual Premium Rate <10ha | Annual Premium Rate >10ha | Premium Duration (years) |
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GPC 1 – Unenclosed | €185 | €190 | 15 |
GPC 2 - Sitka spruce /Lodgepole pine | €440 | €450 | 15 |
GPC 3 – 15% Diverse Conifer e.g. Sitka spruce and 15% broadleaves | €510 | €520 | 15 |
GPC 4 – Diverse Conifer e.g., Scots pine, Douglas Fir | €590 | €600 | 15 |
GPC 5 – Broadleaf e.g. sycamore | €605 | €620 | 15 |
GPC 6 – Oak | €645 | €660 | 15 |
GPC 7 – Beech | €645 | €660 | 15 |
GPC 8 – Alder and Birch | €605 | €620 | 15 |
GPC 9- Native Woodland Establishment (oak-birch-holly-hazel) | €665 | €680 | 15 |
GPC 10- Native Woodland Establishment (alder-oak woodland) | €665 | €680 | 15 |
GPC 11 - Agro-forestry | €645 | €660 | 15 |
GPC 12 – Forestry-for-Fibre | €510 | €520 | 15 |
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