asked the Minister for Lands the number of acres of forest destroyed by fire in each of the last five years; and the number of acres planted in the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Forest Fire Damage.
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The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Statement
|
Year |
*Number of acres Damaged by fire |
Number of acres planted |
|
1968-69 |
570 |
21,750 |
|
1969-70 |
690 |
21,640 |
|
1970-71 |
442 |
22,067 |
|
1971-72 |
858 |
24,759 |
|
1972-73 |
1,260 |
24,423 (Provisional) |
* While all trees on areas damaged by fire are not necessarily destroyed the recovery rate is very low.