Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This question relates to difficulties, of which the Minister of State is acutely aware, being experienced by farmers and landowners in certain parts of the country for a number of years. They arise in respect of the protection of habitat for certain birds and in particular the hen harrier, which is a bird being protected under the European Union directive in east and west County Limerick, as well as elsewhere in the country. Essentially, I am asking what has been the level of interaction between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the Minister's colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with a view to trying to resolve the issue landowners are having.

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