AQW 26462/11-15

Mr Chris Hazzard
Sinn Féin
South Down

Tabled Date: 30/09/2013
Answered On Date: 10/10/2013
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the (i) amount; and (ii) location of departmental owned/controlled land in South Down.

Answer:

My department owns or controls approximately 4,442 hectares of land in South Down. Each location is detailed in the table below. All of the land is managed by the Forest Service.

Table - Owned and Controlled land in South Down

Location	Amount (Hectares)
Annalong Forest, Annalong, Newcastle	303.41
Bohill Forest, Loughinisland, Ballynahinch	90.42
Castleward Forest, Strangford, Downpatrick	75.31
Castlewellan Forest, Castlewellan, Newcastle	637.80
Donard Forest, Bryansford, Newcastle	296.22
Drumkerragh Forest, near Ballynahinch	200.28
Hollymount Forest, Annacloy, Downpatrick	110.95
Mourne Forest, Attical, Kilkeel	270.87
Narrow Water Forest, Burren, Warrenpoint	138.41
Rostrevor Forest, Warrenpoint	1,676.39
Tollymore Forest, Bryansford, Newcastle	642.05
TOTAL OWNED/CONTROLLED LAND	4,442.11