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Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with the budget for the month of February 2022 thereby ensuring that there is no underspend for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/22]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The budget allocation for Forestry for 2022 is €100,081,000. This provides for new planting, the serving of existing afforestation contracts, and payments in relation to forestry support schemes and forestry related activities.

Some €5,890,411 of the Forestry budget was spent in February, and this is slightly under the profiled amount of €5,922,000. The remainder of the budget has been apportioned to meet anticipated budgetary needs during the year and will be closely monitored.

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department for the month of February 2022 versus February 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13983/22]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The expenditure under the Forestry Budget for the month of February this year and last is shown in the table below:

Expenditure by the Forest Service, DAFM - the month of February 2022 versus February 2021

Month Feb-21 Feb-22
Expenditure €5,652,063 €5,890,410

The spending in February this year is in excess of last year and is slightly under the profiled amount of €5,922,000. The remainder of the forestry budget has been apportioned to meet anticipated budgetary needs during the year and will be closely monitored.

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