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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (20 Sep 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...also be required to lease additional property for specific purposes. I am advised that any such properties are fully occupied at present. The Deputy will be aware that the ownership of significant lands across the country, including national parks, national monuments sites, nature reserves and other property acquired for purposes of heritage protection and conservation is also vested...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Archives (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for her question. I received her letter and I understand an acknowledgement was issued. All matters concerning records of the Irish Land Commission are a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and I have no function in this regard. As the Deputy will be aware, this is a very complex and sensitive area. I have had initial inquiries made of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (26 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Turf cutting is not an activity requiring consent in Hen Harrier SPAs. However, my Department is not in a position to use herd numbers to identify land parcels and therefore cannot determine on the basis of the information supplied whether or not the land in question is in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). If the lands in question are not in a SAC, then the question of consent does not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (10 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department issued one permit in 2012 under the Wildlife Acts to Coillte to remove a maximum of tens hares from their lands in Co Carlow as they were causing damage to red oak trees.    The hares were captured by means of nets and released back into the wild onto lands in agreement with officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department.    ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 provide that a landowner may appeal, on scientific grounds, against the inclusion of land with a special area of conservation, within three months from the date of notification of the proposed designation of the site. There are 2 stages in the appeals process: Stage 1: A Departmental review of the proposed inclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (7 Sep 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1438, 1439 and 1460 together. There is no basis for me as Minister to issue a Direction to restrict or regulate the management of these lands, which were formerly playing fields at St. Paul’s College, Raheny, Dublin. These lands do not form part of a designated European site, are not an integral part of the core habitat for the Brent geese...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...to in the Deputy’s Question was proposed for designation as a special area of conservation in 1997. It was adopted by the European Commission as a site of community importance in 2004. When lands are being proposed for inclusion within a special area of conservation, landowners are notified in writing of the proposed designation and are sent an information pack on the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (28 Feb 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is aware of the land available for sale adjoining Killarney National Park. Through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht manages a property portfolio in respect of national parks and reserves of approximately 87,000 hectares. These important biodiversity areas are located all around the country. Given the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jul 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The land in question is an integral part of the Ox Mountains Bogs Special Area of Conservation. It was acquired in 1993 by the OPW on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service from Coillte as the land is of considerable conservational significance. It is an example of a highland blanket bog and as such is given priority status on Annex I of the EU habitats Directive. The conservation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Under the EU Land Use and Forestry Regulation for 2021-2030, EU Member States have to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land use change or forestry (LULUCF) are offset by at least an equivalent removal of CO2 from the atmosphere during this period. The Regulation implements the agreement between EU leaders in October 2014 that all sectors should contribute to the EU's 2030...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...of national parks and reserves of approximately 87,000 ha. These important biodiversity areas are located all around the country and include a large area of County Wicklow and the 5,000 acres of lands in Glenasmole and the Featherbeds purchased in recent years. Given the limited resources available for capital investment within the national parks and nature reserves, I recognise the need...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (20 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 28 February 2018 in relation to this matter. My Department is aware of the land available for sale adjoining Killarney National Park. Through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht manages a property portfolio in respect of national parks and reserves of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara is one of Ireland’s premier national monuments and is of international prominence and importance. In recent years, it has been subject to extensive research by the Discovery Programme, funded by my Department, through which our knowledge and understanding of the site has been greatly increased. Around 200,000 people visited Tara in 2018. Against the background of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Jul 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The land in question is an integral part of the Ox Mountain Bogs Special Area of Conservation and therefore, would not be compatible with a commercial wind farm. I have no plans to lease the land on the private market for such a purpose.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...between the owners of the property in question and the parties interested in purchasing. The estate is located near Roundwood and within the vicinity of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The lands fall within objective 8 of the management plan for Wicklow Mountains National Park and are adjacent to the 1,600 acres of land the State purchased from the estate in 2006. As such they are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: These lands, which were formerly playing fields, do not form part of a designated European site, are not an integral part of the core habitat for the Brent geese population, and I am not aware of any activity being carried out on the lands which meets any of the criteria for issuing of directions under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011-2015.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: .... 248) and 7th December 2018 (Parliamentary Question number 47411/18) there is no change to my Department's position. The sale of the property is a commercial matter for the vendor. While the lands in question would represent a significant addition to the stock of publicly owned heritage properties and lands, my Department could, as stressed previously, only consider acquiring this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (25 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara is one of Ireland’s premier national monuments and is of international prominence and importance. In recent years, it has been subject to extensive research by the Discovery Programme, funded by my Department, through which our knowledge and understanding of the site has been greatly increased. Against a background of high visitor footfall, my Department has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...by my Department in December 2017, is to maintain active raised bog habitat and restore degraded raised bog habitat to active raised bog habitat. The national restoration programme for Ireland’s raised bog special areas of conservation and natural heritage areas is contained within this Plan. It was intended to restore all designated raised bogs within 3 cycles, with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...parks and reserves of approximately 87,000 hectares. These important biodiversity areas are located all around the country including a large area of County Wicklow, and the 5,000 hectares of lands in Glenasmole purchased in recent years. Given the limited resources available for capital investment within the National Parks and Nature Reserves, I recognise the need to focus on the core...