Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 March 2024
298. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clearfell and thinning licensed per county for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034; the details that are available to him on the felling licence application provided by the applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11255/24]
View answerFelling licences may have an operational period of up to 10 years, with timings for harvesting events, whether thinning, clearfell or both, contained at periods within that. The following information has been obtained from Departmental records and where a licence had both a thinning and clearfell event the hectares to be thinned or clearfelled are shown in their respective years. Some licenced areas may overlap between two counties. Please also note that Coillte licences currently only run to 2025 and represent two categories – Broadleaf high forest and Conifer high forest.
The table below represents all clearfell events (both Coillte and private) as notified in licences up to 2034. It also represents all private thinning events as notified in licences up to 2034. The second table below references Coillte thinning licences.
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- |
|
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
|
County |
Harvest Type |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
|
Carlow |
Clearfell |
131.65 |
167.47 |
20.53 |
0.00 |
31.83 |
73.38 |
|
Carlow |
Thinning |
51.65 |
126.50 |
137.21 |
3.25 |
80.54 |
91.47 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
Thinning |
0.00 |
0.00 |
17.76 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Cavan |
Clearfell |
106.68 |
133.57 |
16.68 |
99.00 |
142.45 |
94.84 |
|
Cavan |
Thinning |
999.23 |
514.24 |
529.09 |
627.97 |
490.59 |
263.56 |
|
Clare |
Clearfell |
818.29 |
792.88 |
264.55 |
344.28 |
428.51 |
224.96 |
|
Clare |
Thinning |
693.69 |
550.56 |
679.73 |
1084.96 |
727.45 |
306.33 |
|
Cork |
Clearfell |
831.11 |
328.66 |
230.52 |
361.65 |
515.50 |
543.74 |
|
Cork |
Thinning |
1344.76 |
1505.56 |
1741.98 |
1518.95 |
1233.19 |
500.25 |
|
Cork/Tipperary |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Cork/Tipperary |
Thinning |
0.00 |
23.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Donegal |
Clearfell |
704.48 |
547.71 |
46.49 |
183.59 |
202.58 |
105.10 |
|
Donegal |
Thinning |
405.31 |
420.08 |
767.18 |
549.05 |
455.87 |
223.02 |
|
Dublin |
Clearfell |
81.62 |
0.00 |
15.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
31.74 |
|
Dublin |
Thinning |
43.31 |
0.00 |
102.49 |
43.35 |
29.87 |
0.00 |
|
Galway |
Clearfell |
503.80 |
687.05 |
10.28 |
64.21 |
57.88 |
47.44 |
|
Galway |
Thinning |
499.07 |
256.82 |
357.46 |
546.49 |
274.66 |
293.21 |
|
Galway/Roscommon |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Galway/Roscommon |
Thinning |
0.00 |
0.00 |
46.48 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Kerry |
Clearfell |
580.14 |
471.12 |
388.31 |
329.63 |
524.99 |
456.14 |
|
Kerry |
Thinning |
1173.41 |
842.38 |
1876.77 |
1203.19 |
541.70 |
313.33 |
|
Kildare |
Clearfell |
37.26 |
107.79 |
6.18 |
124.73 |
20.87 |
32.68 |
|
Kildare |
Thinning |
125.20 |
245.92 |
450.53 |
125.51 |
152.65 |
136.27 |
|
Kilkenny |
Clearfell |
337.13 |
232.25 |
205.57 |
295.57 |
124.41 |
159.66 |
|
Kilkenny |
Thinning |
795.49 |
685.68 |
1011.86 |
1367.58 |
700.87 |
438.44 |
|
Laois |
Clearfell |
359.89 |
514.54 |
109.17 |
179.40 |
293.57 |
135.34 |
|
Laois |
Thinning |
560.12 |
622.58 |
443.79 |
559.05 |
567.20 |
290.73 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
Thinning |
10.47 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Leitrim |
Clearfell |
396.72 |
491.91 |
212.47 |
231.20 |
311.85 |
327.37 |
|
Leitrim |
Thinning |
728.29 |
327.60 |
453.54 |
412.64 |
459.77 |
63.98 |
|
Limerick |
Clearfell |
333.26 |
467.15 |
194.70 |
313.99 |
234.40 |
151.25 |
|
Limerick |
Thinning |
863.39 |
1018.06 |
1156.98 |
1413.82 |
1182.39 |
626.59 |
|
Limerick/Tipperary |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Limerick/Tipperary |
Thinning |
0.00 |
31.29 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Longford |
Clearfell |
35.50 |
68.53 |
66.38 |
48.17 |
19.80 |
0.00 |
|
Longford |
Thinning |
246.10 |
114.92 |
378.57 |
171.62 |
224.94 |
72.82 |
|
Louth |
Clearfell |
9.17 |
6.38 |
0.00 |
0.88 |
20.46 |
0.00 |
|
Louth |
Thinning |
36.61 |
0.00 |
149.12 |
31.12 |
57.50 |
143.63 |
|
Mayo |
Clearfell |
421.26 |
327.19 |
142.32 |
76.19 |
136.78 |
21.85 |
|
Mayo |
Thinning |
390.80 |
395.20 |
549.62 |
410.88 |
343.80 |
337.34 |
|
Meath |
Clearfell |
35.56 |
9.10 |
8.00 |
54.83 |
21.56 |
15.65 |
|
Meath |
Thinning |
186.54 |
216.56 |
409.83 |
543.87 |
351.85 |
47.31 |
|
Monaghan |
Clearfell |
34.17 |
77.86 |
2.85 |
15.42 |
26.54 |
35.55 |
|
Monaghan |
Thinning |
132.73 |
90.56 |
74.78 |
80.44 |
194.97 |
75.24 |
|
Offaly |
Clearfell |
154.35 |
164.30 |
141.38 |
92.02 |
183.95 |
174.57 |
|
Offaly |
Thinning |
425.74 |
444.17 |
631.07 |
366.34 |
453.04 |
462.92 |
|
Offaly/Tipperary |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Tipperary |
Thinning |
50.72 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Westmeath |
Clearfell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Westmeath |
Thinning |
0.00 |
10.56 |
8.25 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Roscommon |
Clearfell |
614.23 |
476.16 |
352.16 |
171.05 |
262.93 |
161.59 |
|
Roscommon |
Thinning |
721.65 |
595.10 |
772.34 |
465.91 |
573.03 |
287.33 |
|
Sligo |
Clearfell |
297.51 |
304.47 |
126.45 |
48.02 |
76.62 |
181.55 |
|
Sligo |
Thinning |
402.67 |
314.86 |
389.72 |
367.62 |
225.68 |
143.89 |
|
Tipperary |
Clearfell |
705.72 |
514.23 |
192.85 |
233.07 |
235.02 |
219.71 |
|
Tipperary |
Thinning |
1167.22 |
1369.64 |
1205.77 |
1716.99 |
934.77 |
562.59 |
|
Waterford |
Clearfell |
456.35 |
410.47 |
103.80 |
114.28 |
307.06 |
93.16 |
|
Waterford |
Thinning |
586.88 |
662.37 |
742.35 |
736.03 |
565.05 |
763.21 |
|
Westmeath |
Clearfell |
171.41 |
98.09 |
28.97 |
72.48 |
98.88 |
37.96 |
|
Westmeath |
Thinning |
435.34 |
167.47 |
457.67 |
438.14 |
501.42 |
302.74 |
|
Wexford |
Clearfell |
205.54 |
89.49 |
89.57 |
42.40 |
39.63 |
66.36 |
|
Wexford |
Thinning |
364.96 |
271.52 |
607.66 |
927.85 |
535.48 |
210.83 |
|
Wicklow |
Clearfell |
771.58 |
660.15 |
177.98 |
289.58 |
341.36 |
260.07 |
|
Wicklow |
Thinning |
852.44 |
538.70 |
842.55 |
408.10 |
632.65 |
358.48 |
|
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2030 |
2031 |
2032 |
2033 |
2034 |
|
County |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
Hectares |
|
Carlow |
57.52 |
22.39 |
16.55 |
55.42 |
0.00 |
|
Carlow |
123.66 |
66.35 |
270.52 |
7.19 |
0.00 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Cavan |
209.44 |
156.08 |
168.79 |
221.66 |
67.30 |
|
Cavan |
270.44 |
19.17 |
182.15 |
37.26 |
27.82 |
|
Clare |
257.85 |
430.45 |
754.35 |
271.36 |
12.14 |
|
Clare |
378.97 |
173.36 |
216.13 |
93.34 |
1.69 |
|
Cork |
627.09 |
588.50 |
629.02 |
388.61 |
3.80 |
|
Cork |
305.99 |
562.08 |
475.29 |
85.90 |
13.10 |
|
Cork/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Cork/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Donegal |
104.48 |
102.05 |
469.57 |
291.18 |
59.42 |
|
Donegal |
301.16 |
42.94 |
92.11 |
38.55 |
0.00 |
|
Dublin |
0.00 |
28.82 |
23.97 |
0.00 |
2.13 |
|
Dublin |
4.72 |
14.83 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Galway |
37.08 |
39.69 |
127.42 |
43.27 |
49.72 |
|
Galway |
51.61 |
64.41 |
111.03 |
13.56 |
0.00 |
|
Galway/Roscommon |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Galway/Roscommon |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Kerry |
524.88 |
632.28 |
670.24 |
213.17 |
29.00 |
|
Kerry |
704.00 |
296.05 |
142.28 |
79.46 |
11.66 |
|
Kildare |
38.04 |
75.32 |
48.37 |
21.80 |
0.00 |
|
Kildare |
333.95 |
153.79 |
112.31 |
38.88 |
0.00 |
|
Kilkenny |
254.68 |
240.36 |
417.58 |
150.03 |
20.84 |
|
Kilkenny |
435.09 |
309.22 |
378.97 |
135.77 |
0.27 |
|
Laois |
200.85 |
322.90 |
161.88 |
186.05 |
22.20 |
|
Laois |
140.30 |
385.24 |
292.95 |
29.84 |
26.88 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Leitrim |
159.95 |
339.42 |
222.79 |
87.85 |
0.00 |
|
Leitrim |
210.88 |
31.60 |
183.38 |
28.24 |
0.00 |
|
Limerick |
258.67 |
293.81 |
469.83 |
236.03 |
119.80 |
|
Limerick |
481.02 |
405.20 |
453.86 |
289.01 |
0.94 |
|
Limerick/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Limerick/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Longford |
141.99 |
65.92 |
25.24 |
111.98 |
0.00 |
|
Longford |
32.82 |
68.93 |
39.73 |
8.30 |
0.00 |
|
Louth |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Louth |
0.00 |
22.97 |
0.00 |
148.32 |
0.00 |
|
Mayo |
223.47 |
203.43 |
359.22 |
381.48 |
11.57 |
|
Mayo |
192.07 |
239.86 |
162.54 |
96.75 |
2.05 |
|
Meath |
58.31 |
14.40 |
54.56 |
44.18 |
10.74 |
|
Meath |
270.44 |
229.50 |
310.59 |
124.49 |
5.62 |
|
Monaghan |
44.47 |
6.92 |
17.69 |
15.26 |
0.00 |
|
Monaghan |
42.20 |
28.17 |
8.08 |
148.39 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly |
128.03 |
125.91 |
148.42 |
84.80 |
19.46 |
|
Offaly |
250.01 |
262.98 |
201.90 |
68.23 |
6.15 |
|
Offaly/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Tipperary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Westmeath |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly/Westmeath |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Roscommon |
463.19 |
324.82 |
228.64 |
356.11 |
33.00 |
|
Roscommon |
173.28 |
158.60 |
213.01 |
59.04 |
0.00 |
|
Sligo |
208.30 |
293.19 |
266.52 |
140.55 |
93.97 |
|
Sligo |
87.70 |
71.91 |
96.36 |
77.75 |
14.14 |
|
Tipperary |
375.90 |
560.26 |
448.78 |
235.47 |
45.74 |
|
Tipperary |
863.76 |
197.83 |
505.76 |
87.92 |
0.00 |
|
Waterford |
325.62 |
196.38 |
232.90 |
274.37 |
3.66 |
|
Waterford |
332.54 |
161.87 |
75.20 |
78.14 |
0.00 |
|
Westmeath |
34.66 |
141.87 |
136.71 |
176.29 |
145.78 |
|
Westmeath |
125.42 |
178.30 |
290.49 |
190.67 |
48.09 |
|
Wexford |
78.26 |
253.95 |
140.78 |
106.32 |
0.00 |
|
Wexford |
257.12 |
323.87 |
185.71 |
181.47 |
1.29 |
|
Wicklow |
325.86 |
274.91 |
273.69 |
101.51 |
15.78 |
|
Wicklow |
510.31 |
372.10 |
151.44 |
58.31 |
10.55 |
As regards Coillte Thinning licences, the data needed to provide a reply in the format requested by the Deputy is not available to my Department. However the area covered by Coillte Thinning licences , currently with my Department, by county, are provided below, up to the period 2034.
|
County |
Hectares |
|
Carlow |
357.31 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
38.86 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny/Laois |
12.62 |
|
Carlow/Wexford |
2.48 |
|
Carlow/Wicklow |
74.99 |
|
Cavan |
371.58 |
|
Clare |
714.59 |
|
Clare/Galway |
177.68 |
|
Cork |
1,388.68 |
|
Cork/Kerry |
15.99 |
|
Cork/Limerick |
207.38 |
|
Donegal |
485.04 |
|
Dublin |
99.71 |
|
Galway |
3,432.50 |
|
Galway/Roscommon |
19.67 |
|
Kerry |
383.53 |
|
Kerry/Limerick |
22.00 |
|
Kildare |
420.52 |
|
Kildare/Meath |
42.45 |
|
Kilkenny |
614.27 |
|
Kilkenny/Tipperary |
99.23 |
|
Laois |
780.07 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
149.19 |
|
Laois/Tipperary |
35.73 |
|
Leitrim |
98.31 |
|
Limerick |
704.92 |
|
Limerick/Tipperary |
15.16 |
|
Longford |
105.49 |
|
Louth |
32.39 |
|
Mayo |
101.36 |
|
Meath |
43.03 |
|
Monaghan |
65.73 |
|
Offaly |
226.38 |
|
Roscommon |
68.52 |
|
Sligo |
38.72 |
|
Tipperary |
1,631.97 |
|
Waterford |
1,668.97 |
|
Westmeath |
406.98 |
|
Wexford |
450.67 |
|
Wexford/Wicklow |
131.32 |
|
Wicklow |
1,888.16 |
