Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 January 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013

10:00 am

Mr. Joe Hamill:

I do not want to suggest there are not a lot of people who cut turf for domestic use. They have been cutting turf for many years and we want to work with them. One of the options we have offered and which some have taken is that instead of taking compensation in monetary terms, the turf supply is delivered to their doors. We have made approximately 650 such deliveries since the scheme began. Some people simply want to have their turf and are willing to take that route. I should acknowledge that some people have a very deep connection with their bog land and their ownership of it. We want to work with them to find places on undesignated bogs where they can cut.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.