Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Before the witnesses come back in, I would like them to give me their opinion on one other thing. There are problems, be it in Mayo or Connemara, where there are land tracts that are designated and one can do nothing with them. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has been touched on. It will come out and say where the hen harrier is there will be no planting. That is a problem for both the Department trying to get emissions down and for farmers because the land is basically worthless. One would be as well off not having it at all. What is the witnesses' view on this? In their view, does all this abandoned land need changing because of designation?