Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two very small questions. If Mr. Breen does not know the answer off the top of his head, he can come back with a note. It is an unusual question. A number of years ago, a number of raised bogs in natural heritage areas were designated. As a result, people could not cut turf and lost turf-cutting rights. They asked the State to buy them out. Some people did not get through that system. I have a parliamentary question from 26 September 2017. There are 14,061 ha of land now being de-designated out of that process. The people are now being told they can cut their turf again. There was a buy-out scheme when the designation was first made and people were not able to cut their turf during that period. People who lost money during the period of designation are being told the designation has been lifted and they can cut turf again. They have lost quite a bit of money. Has the State Claims Agency had any claim from any of those concerned?

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