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Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: -----in the past. The Air Corps takes the opportunity presented by working with the Departments to train its personnel. The cost involved is quite small. In 2010, the total cost of relating to the Air Corps providing assistance to the National Parks and Wildlife Services was €13,320. This amount related to 72 hours of flight time. The cost of utilising private contractors has been...

Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy Mattie McGrath seems to be a serial law-breaker.

Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: He did not obtain a derogation.

Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: 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...

Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is unfortunate that the same interest was not shown in 1999 when the former Fianna Fáil environment Minister was in charge of the issue. Up to 1,700 turf cutters have applied for compensation. People are taking this matter seriously and do not want to break the law. I have been supportive of helping them in this regard. We signed up to the habitats directive which was transposed into...

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am concerned about the damage caused by the theft of metal in recent times. This relates not only to protected structures but also to valuable sculptures and other public art works. This is part of a broader increase in the theft of metals from both private and public spaces owing to increased metal prices worldwide. I am aware this is a matter of concern to the Garda Síochána...

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: It was in the context of objecting to septic tanks and now the law-----

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: ----pertaining to bog designation.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I said that in the context of septic tanks.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy McGrath came to the House to interrupt and heckle me. I responded in-----

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: -----that context. It was a political comment.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: It was made in the context of his attitude towards septic tanks-----

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: -----and turf cutting.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: They are sensitive issues. The comment concerned that alone.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I commented in that context.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: No. It was in the context of septic tanks.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy was advocating it.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: That people would not pay for septic tanks.

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: He was advocating that people would not-----

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: We can.