Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total acreage of potatoes grown in this country in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; if the trend is on the increase or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7338/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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According to official CSO figures, the total area of potatoes grown in the country in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 was:

2005 — 11, 800 hectares

2006 — 12,100 hectares

2007 — 12,300 hectares

While the estimate for the 2007 potato acreage is provisional, it appears the potato area has increased by 500 hectares between 2005 and 2007.