Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Legislation enacted in 2011 places a charge on the deeds of property designated as special areas of conservation. One seventh of the area of the country was made subject to these burdens through sleight of hand in a statutory instrument. Why was this introduced? The Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is beginning to act like the banks except that agreements are entered into voluntarily in the case of banks and the banks deliver on their part of the bargain by providing the money up front.

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