Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together.

Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

My Department does not receive official figures on the amount of timber harvested by Coillte in specific counties. Day-to-day operational matters, such as their harvesting schedule in particular counties, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed this query to Coillte for direct reply to the Deputy.

I have set out below the location by townland and hectarage associated with felling licences issued by my Department to Coillte for the County of Clare for 2020, 2021 and 2022.

There is an annual report with extensive statistics on forestry called "Forest Statistics Ireland 2023" and this can be found here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/15b56-forest-statistics-and-mapping.