Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

There is no promised business in this regard. The Deputy is aware that a ten-year derogation was attained in respect of the traditional rights of turf cutters on protected bogs. The then Minister, Síle de Valera, obtained that derogation, the length of which was unique in the context of the aforementioned directive. This is how matters stand.

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