Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)

The European Commission signed up to the national plan for the 53 SACs, special areas of conservation. I hope within this an accommodation may be found for turf to be cut on the designated bogs. The only condition it imposed in agreeing to the plan, a major departure, was that there be no turf cutting this year. The Commissioner was quite clear about this. I know the Deputy, on behalf of his party, is getting very exercised about this issue.

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