Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister, Deputy Deenihan, mentioned earlier that he does not have any discretion in relation to turf-cutting, particularly in special areas of conservation. Is it correct to say that the State, the Department and the Minister have some discretion in the case of the raised bogs that have been listed as being in natural heritage areas? If so, does the Minister intend to exercise that discretion by carrying out a review?