Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2026
137. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants that availed of the private high forest option under the native woodland conservation grant scheme and the corresponding area that was grant aided, per year from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form. [68978/26]
View answerThe Native Woodland Conservation Scheme, which was launched in 2015 under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 (which was extended to 2022) promoted the appropriate restoration of existing native woodland (including the conversion of non-native forest to native woodland), through the provision of financial support to forest owners towards the cost of appropriate works.
One of the options available under the scheme was NWS Conservation Private High Forest. The table below details the number of applicants and corresponding area that was grant aided from 2015 to 2022 as requested.
NATIVE WOODLAND CONSERVATION SCHEME 2015- 2020 (EXT 2022)
|
Year |
No of Applicants |
Area |
|
2015 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
2016 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
2017 |
3 |
11.30 |
|
2018 |
2 |
22.90 |
|
2019 |
19 |
112.07 |
|
2020 |
11 |
46.86 |
|
2021 |
6 |
38.49 |
|
2022 |
8 |
66.63 |
|
TOTAL |
49 |
298.25 |
