asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the amount of land acquired since July 1981 in each of the 26 counties for afforestation purposes; and the acreage and location of the land.

, (Cavan-Monaghan): The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Lands acquired for afforestation in the period 1 July—31 October 1981

Note: No lands were acquired in Counties Carlow, Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Louth and Wexford during the period in question.