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

The Minister has authority under law to introduce burdens with the stroke of a pen. If somebody goes to the bank tomorrow morning to get a loan, the bank will take into account the fact that the lands have been designated and will reduce its valuation of the land accordingly. A burden is placed on the land in practical terms. Given that she has put this responsibility on land owners, why is the Minister not prepared to compensate them? A total of 781 turf cutters have sought to relocate to bogs that are not designated. At the rate that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is currently processing their applications, it will take 276 years to relocate all of them.

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