Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I am sure the Leader and Members agree with me on the need for conservation. However, it is deplorable that Dúchas rangers are threatening people in rural areas with prosecution for engaging in the age old tradition of cutting turf. I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister to attend the House and explain if he intends to redraw the boundaries to facilitate this activity. The tradition of turf cutting has never affected the environment, nor will it do so over the coming 1,000 years.