Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister's admission that the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association, TCCA, and I have been right all along with regard to the derogation. I also welcome Deputy Heydon's admission that things are not going quite as sweetly as was suggested.

The most pertinent question asked here today was asked by Deputy McLellan, but it has not been answered. She asked how long it will take for this to be resolved. My information is that after 16 years the issue has not been resolved for any of these bogs. How long will it take to resolve the issue? The Minister mentioned that 2,142 people have taken compensation. Is he aware of the number of turbary right holders for those bogs? It is 9,000. If someone came to the Minister in the morning and said they were going to take his house from him but had found him another one, but he would only be allowed to own that new house for 65 years before it reverted to the State, would the Minister take that deal? I am not taking it.

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