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Tuesday, 13 December 2005

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Special Areas of Conservation

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Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 29 November 2005, the land area covered by the various special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/05]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The area in hectares of all special areas of conservation is set out in the following tables. In appropriate cases, these areas cover marine and terrestrial-freshwater areas, as well as land.

TABLE A
Candidate Special Areas of Conservation
(sites adopted by European Commission)
No. Code Name Area
1 IE0000006 Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) 191
2 IE0000007 Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs 4,748
3 IE0000014 Ballyallia Lake 186
4 IE0000016 Ballycullinan Lake 194
5 IE0000019 Ballyogan Lough 380
6 IE0000020 Black Head — Poulsallagh Complex 7,807
7 IE0000030 Danes Hole, Poulnalecka WN 32
8 IE0000032 Dromore Woods and Loughs 878
9 IE0000036 Inagh River Estuary 394
10 IE0000037 Pouladatig Cave 3
11 IE0000051 Lough Gash Turlough 25
12 IE0000054 Moneen Mountain 6,095
13 IE0000057 Moyree River System 481
14 IE0000064 Poulnagordon Cave (Quin) 0
15 IE0000077 Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore) 487
16 IE0000090 Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland 1,316
17 IE0000091 Clonakilty Bay 508
18 IE0000093 Caha Mountains 6,861
19 IE0000097 Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs 451
20 IE0000101 Roaringwater Bay and Islands 14,265
21 IE0000102 Sheep's Head 490
22 IE0000106 St. Gobnet's Wood 28
23 IE0000108 The Gearagh 559
24 IE0000109 Three Castle Head to Mizen Head 342
25 IE0000111 Aran Island (Donegal) Cliffs 518
26 IE0000115 Ballintra 49
27 IE0000116 Ballyarr Wood 30
28 IE0000129 Croaghonagh Bog 249
29 IE0000133 Donegal Bay (Murvagh) 1,810
30 IE0000138 Durnesh Lough 360
31 IE0000140 Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung 1,110
32 IE0000142 Gannivegil Bog 2,171
33 IE0000147 Horn Head and Rinclevan 2,285
34 IE0000154 Inishtrahull 471
35 IE0000158 Lough Akibbon and Gartan Lough 522
36 IE0000163 Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood 642
37 IE0000164 Lough Nagreany Dunes 222
38 IE0000165 Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) 4,158
39 IE0000168 Magheradrumman Bog 998
40 IE0000172 Meenaguse/Ardbane Bog 625
41 IE0000173 Meentygrannagh Bog 515
42 IE0000174 Curraghchase Woods 358
43 IE0000181 Rathlin O'Birne Island 812
44 IE0000185 Sessiagh Lough 72
45 IE0000189 Slieve League 3,925
46 IE0000190 Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay 9,435
47 IE0000191 St. John's Point 810
48 IE0000194 Tranarossan and Melmore Lough 656
49 IE0000197 West of Ardara/Maas Road 6,513
50 IE0000199 Baldoyle Bay 552
51 IE0000202 Howth Head 376
52 IE0000204 Lambay Island 405
53 IE0000205 Malahide Estuary 810
54 IE0000206 North Dublin Bay 1,475
55 IE0000208 Rogerstown Estuary 589
56 IE0000210 South Dublin Bay 742
57 IE0000212 Inishmaan Island 793
58 IE0000213 Inishmore Island 15,768
59 IE0000216 River Shannon Callows 5,825
60 IE0000218 Coolcam Turlough 142
61 IE0000231 Barroughter Bog 174
62 IE0000238 Caherglassaun Turlough 167
63 IE0000242 Castletaylor Complex 137
64 IE0000248 Cloonmoylan Bog 554
65 IE0000252 Coole-Garryland Complex 865
66 IE0000255 Croaghill Turlough 46
67 IE0000261 Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve 118
68 IE0000268 Galway Bay Complex 14,409
69 IE0000278 Inishbofin and Inishshark 2,797
70 IE0000285 Kilsallagh Bog 280
71 IE0000286 Kiltartan Cave (Coole) 0
72 IE0000295 Levally Lough 57
73 IE0000296 Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinstack Turlough 455
74 IE0000297 Lough Corrib 20,583
75 IE0000299 Lough Cutra 659
76 IE0000301 Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough 1,154
77 IE0000304 Lough Rea 366
78 IE0000308 Loughatorick South Bog 888
79 IE0000318 Peterswell Turlough 57
80 IE0000319 Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve 81
81 IE0000322 Rahasane Turlough 352
82 IE0000324 Rosroe Bog 262
83 IE0000326 Shankill West Bog 136
84 IE0000328 Slyne Head Islands 2,385
85 IE0000330 Tully Mountain 473
86 IE0000332 Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour 1,204
87 IE0000335 Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary 1,629
88 IE0000343 Castlemaine Harbour 7,618
89 IE0000353 Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood 124
90 IE0000364 Kilgarvan Ice House 16
91 IE0000365 Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh 75,173
92 IE0000370 Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig 272
93 IE0000375 Mount Brandon 14,424
94 IE0000382 Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog 17
95 IE0000391 Ballynafagh Bog 156
96 IE0000396 Pollardstown Fen 270
97 IE0000397 Red Bog, Kildare 4
98 IE0000404 Hugginstown Fen 63
99 IE0000407 The Loughans 41
100 IE0000412 Slieve Bloom Mountains 4,891
101 IE0000428 Lough Melvin 2,101
102 IE0000432 Barrigone 66
103 IE0000439 Tory Hill 77
104 IE0000440 Lough Ree 13,612
105 IE0000448 Fortwilliam Turlough 52
106 IE0000453 Carlingford Mountain 3,100
107 IE0000455 Dundalk Bay 5,294
108 IE0000458 Killala Bay/Moy Estuary 2,024
109 IE0000461 Ardkill Turlough 37
110 IE0000463 Balla Turlough 52
111 IE0000466 Bellacorick Iron Flush 17
112 IE0000470 Mullet / Blacksod Bay Complex 14,065
113 IE0000471 Brackloon Woods 80
114 IE0000472 Broadhaven Bay 9,075
115 IE0000474 Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong 0
116 IE0000475 Carrowkeel Turlough 54
117 IE0000476 Carrowmore Lake Complex 3,645
118 IE0000479 Cloughmoyne 98
119 IE0000480 Clyard Kettle-holes 114
120 IE0000484 Cross Lough (Killadoon) 57
121 IE0000485 Corraun Plateau 3,887
122 IE0000492 Doocastle Turlough 77
123 IE0000495 Duvillaun Islands 530
124 IE0000497 Flughany Bog 231
125 IE0000500 Glenamoy Bog Complex 12,648
126 IE0000503 Greaghans Turlough 59
127 IE0000504 Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex 157
128 IE0000507 Inishkea Islands 537
129 IE0000516 Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head 540
130 IE0000522 Lough Gall Bog 275
131 IE0000525 Shrule Turlough 228
132 IE0000527 Moore Hall (Lough Carra) 0
133 IE0000532 Oldhead Wood 86
134 IE0000534 Owenduff/Nephin Complex 25,884
135 IE0000541 Skealoghan Turlough 54
136 IE0000542 Slieve Fyagh Bog 2,377
137 IE0000566 All Saints Bog and Esker 387
138 IE0000571 Charleville Wood 378
139 IE0000572 Clara Bog 852
140 IE0000575 Ferbane Bog 153
141 IE0000576 Fin Lough (Offaly)W N 78
142 IE0000580 Mongan Bog 208
143 IE0000581 Moyclare Bog 130
144 IE0000582 Raheenmore Bog 210
145 IE0000584 Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands 9,743
146 IE0000585 Sharavogue Bog 223
147 IE0000588 Ballinturly Turlough 179
148 IE0000592 Bellanagare Bog 1,207
149 IE0000595 Callow Bog 618
150 IE0000597 Carrowbehy/Caher Bog 344
151 IE0000600 Cloonchambers Bog 348
152 IE0000604 Derrinea Bog 86
153 IE0000606 Lough Fingall Complex 580
154 IE0000607 Errit Lough 84
155 IE0000609 Lisduff Turlough 91
156 IE0000610 Lough Croan Turlough 150
157 IE0000611 Lough Funshinagh 481
158 IE0000612 Mullygollan Turlough 42
159 IE0000614 Cloonshanville Bog 240
160 IE0000622 Ballysadare Bay 2,145
161 IE0000623 Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex 5,954
162 IE0000625 Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore 4,352
163 IE0000627 Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) 4,859
164 IE0000633 Lough Hoe Bog 3,215
165 IE0000634 Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog 272
166 IE0000636 Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs 495
167 IE0000637 Turloughmore (Sligo) 74
168 IE0000638 Union Wood 61
169 IE0000641 Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog 270
170 IE0000646 Galtee Mountains 6,422
171 IE0000647 Kilcarren-Firville Bog 677
172 IE0000665 Helvick Head 205
173 IE0000668 Nier Valley Woodlands 103
174 IE0000671 Tramore Dunes and Backstrand 753
175 IE0000679 Garriskil Bog 325
176 IE0000685 Lough Ennell 1,720
177 IE0000688 Lough Owel 1,122
178 IE0000692 Scragh Bog 24
179 IE0000696 Ballyteige Burrow 679
180 IE0000697 Bannow Bay 1,314
181 IE0000700 Cahore Polders and Dunes 270
182 IE0000704 Lady's Island Lake 557
183 IE0000707 Saltee Islands 15,809
184 IE0000708 Screen Hills 141
185 IE0000709 Tacumshin Lake 559
186 IE0000710 Raven Point Nature Reserve 595
187 IE0000713 Ballyman Glen 18
188 IE0000714 Bray Head 266
189 IE0000716 Carriggower Bog 96
190 IE0000717 Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve 48
191 IE0000719 Glen of the Downs 74
192 IE0000725 Knocksink Wood 90
193 IE0000729 Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen 320
194 IE0000733 Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood) 382
195 IE0000764 Hook Head 16,940
196 IE0000770 Blackstairs Mountains 5,053
197 IE0000781 Slaney River Valley 2,012
198 IE0000831 Cullahill Mountain 55
199 IE0000849 Spa Hill and Clomantagh Hill 131
200 IE0000859 Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog 279
201 IE0000869 Lisbigney Bog 38
202 IE0000919 Ridge Road, SW of Rapemills 17
203 IE0000925 The Long Derries, Edenderry 30
204 IE0000930 Clare Glen 24
205 IE0000934 Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain 134
206 IE0000939 Silvermine Mountains 25
207 IE0000979 Corratirrim 117
208 IE0000994 Ballyteige (Clare) 6
209 IE0000996 Ballyvaughan Turlough 22
210 IE0001013 Glenomra Wood 53
211 IE0001021 Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands 4,051
212 IE0001040 Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point 795
213 IE0001043 Cleanderry Wood 52
214 IE0001058 Great Island Channel 1,467
215 IE0001061 Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes 98
216 IE0001070 Myross Wood 4
217 IE0001090 Ballyness Bay 1,236
218 IE0001107 Coolvoy Bog 307
219 IE0001125 Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau 1,981
220 IE0001141 Gweedore Bay and Islands 5,919
221 IE0001151 Kindrum Lough 105
222 IE0001179 Muckish Mountain 1,523
223 IE0001190 Sheephaven 1,809
224 IE0001195 Termon Strand 87
225 IE0001197 Keeper Hill 419
226 IE0001209 Glenasmole Valley 149
227 IE0001228 Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake 415
228 IE0001230 Courtmacsherry Estuary 735
229 IE0001242 Carrownagappul Bog 490
230 IE0001251 Cregduff Lough 73
231 IE0001257 Dog's Bay 125
232 IE0001271 Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement 347
233 IE0001275 Inisheer Island 552
234 IE0001285 Kiltiernan Turlough 35
235 IE0001309 Omey Island Machair 229
236 IE0001311 Rusheenduff Lough 32
237 IE0001312 Ross Lake and Woods 323
238 IE0001313 Rosturra Wood 39
239 IE0001321 Termon Lough 212
240 IE0001342 Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood 1046
241 IE0001371 Mucksna Wood 7
242 IE0001387 Ballynafagh Lake 54
243 IE0001398 Rye Water Valley/Carton 66
244 IE0001403 Arroo Mountain 3,930
245 IE0001430 Glen Bog 28
246 IE0001432 Glenstal Wood 8
247 IE0001459 Clogher Head 24
248 IE0001482 Clew Bay Complex 11,990
249 IE0001497 Doogort Machair/Lough Doo 184
250 IE0001501 Erris Head 815
251 IE0001513 Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs 1,617
252 IE0001529 Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough 301
253 IE0001536 Mocorha Lough 45
254 IE0001547 Castletownshend 18
255 IE0001571 Urlaur Lakes 266
256 IE0001625 Castlesampson Esker 34
257 IE0001626 Annaghmore Lough (Roscommon) 250
258 IE0001637 Four Roads Turlough 101
259 IE0001656 Bricklieve Mountains & Keishcorran 1,697
260 IE0001669 Knockalongy and Knockachree Cliffs 111
261 IE0001673 Lough Arrow 1,458
262 IE0001680 Streedagh Point Dunes 630
263 IE0001683 Liskeenan Fen 43
264 IE0001741 Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills 49
265 IE0001742 Kilpatrick Sandhills 40
266 IE0001757 Holdenstown Bog 4
267 IE0001766 Magherabeg Dunes 75
268 IE0001774 Lough Carra/Mask Complex 13,608
269 IE0001776 Pilgrim's Road Esker 70
270 IE0001786 Kilroosky Lough Cluster 58
271 IE0001810 White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo 116
272 IE0001818 Lough Forbes Complex 1,337
273 IE0001831 Split Hills and Long Hill Esker 75
274 IE0001847 Philipston Marsh 4
275 IE0001858 Galmoy Fen 25
276 IE0001873 Derryclogher (Knockboy) Bog 1,713
277 IE0001879 Glanmore Bog 1,156
278 IE0001880 Meenaguse Scragh 627
279 IE0001881 Maulagowna Bog 426
280 IE0001890 Mullaghanish Bog 70
281 IE0001898 Unshin River 577
282 IE0001899 Cloonakillina Lough 68
283 IE0001912 Glendree Bog 340
284 IE0001913 Sonnagh Bog 470
285 IE0001919 Glenade Lough 114
286 IE0001922 Bellacorick Bog Complex 9,251
287 IE0001926 East Burren Complex 18,673
288 IE0001932 Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex 20,515
289 IE0001952 Comeragh Mountains 4,950
290 IE0001955 Croaghaun/Slievemore 3,295
291 IE0001957 Boyne Coast and Estuary 643
292 IE0001975 Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head 1,293
293 IE0001976 Lough Gill 2,144
294 IE0001992 Tamur Bog 1,278
295 IE0002005 Bellacragher Saltmarsh 17
296 IE0002006 Ox Mountains Bogs 10,462
297 IE0002008 Maumturk Mountains 12,845
298 IE0002010 Old Domestic Building (Keevagh) 0
299 IE0002012 North Inishowen Coast 6,291
300 IE0002031 The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex 16,006
301 IE0002032 Boleybrack Mountain 4,308
302 IE0002034 Connemara Bog Complex 48,484
303 IE0002036 Ballyhoura Mountains 766
304 IE0002037 Carrigeenamronety Hill 102
305 IE0002041 Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood 0
306 IE0002047 Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park 31,719
307 IE0002070 Tralee Bay and Magheree Peninsula, West to Cloghane 11,637
308 IE0002074 Slyne Head Peninsula 4,028
309 IE0002081 Ballinafad 0
310 IE0002091 Newhall and Edenvale Complex 137
311 IE0002098 Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood 43
312 IE0002110 Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog 725
313 IE0002111 Kilkieran Bay and Islands 21,314
314 IE0002112 Ballyseedy Wood 40
315 IE0002117 Lough Coy 78
316 IE0002118 Barnahallia Lough 45
317 IE0002119 Lough Nageeron 19
318 IE0002120 Lough Bane and Lough Glass 122
319 IE0002121 Lough Lene 490
320 IE0002122 Wicklow Mountains 32,558
321 IE0002123 Ardmore Head 30
322 IE0002124 Bolingbrook Hill 206
323 IE0002125 Anglesey Road 36
324 IE0002126 Pollagoona Bog 16
325 IE0002129 Murvey Machair 80
326 IE0002130 Tully Lough 149
327 IE0002135 Lough Nageage 260
328 IE0002137 Lower River Suir 10,470
329 IE0002141 Mountmellick 2
330 IE0002144 Newport River 333
331 IE0002147 Lisduff Fen 30
332 IE0002157 Newgrove House 47
333 IE0002158 Kenmare River 33,822
334 IE0002159 Mulroy Bay 3,209
335 IE0002161 Long Bank 3,372
336 IE0002162 River Barrow and River Nore 19,124
337 IE0002164 Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill 785
338 IE0002165 Lower River Shannon 72,138
339 IE0002170 Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) 15,049
340 IE0002171 Bandon River 361
341 IE0002172 Blasket Islands 22,712
342 IE0002173 Blackwater River (Kerry) 5903
343 IE0002176 Leannan River 71
344 IE0002177 Lough Dahybaun 76
345 IE0002179 Towerhill House 49
346 IE0002180 Gortacarnaun Wood 112
347 IE0002181 Drummin Wood 85
348 IE0002185 Slieve Mish Mountains 9,795
349 IE0002187 Drongawn Lough 31
350 IE0002189 Farranamanagh Lough 10
351 IE0002193 Ireland's Eye 42
352 IE0002213 Glenloughaun Esker 6
353 IE0002214 Killeglan Grassland 51
354 IE0002236 Island Fen 13
355 IE0002241 Lough Derg, North-East Shore 3,654
356 IE0002243 Clare Island Cliffs 355
357 IE0002244 Ardrahan Grassland 202
358 IE0002245 Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan 0
359 IE0002246 Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building 6
360 IE0002247 Toonagh Estate 6
361 IE0002249 The Murrough Wetlands 691
362 IE0002250 Carrowmore Dunes 428
363 IE0002252 Thomastown Quarry 4
364 IE0002256 Ballyprior Grassland 72
365 IE0002257 Moanour Mountain 47
366 IE0002258 Silvermines Mountains West 676
367 IE0002259 Tory Island Coast 3,177
368 IE0002261 Magharee Islands 2,270
369 IE0002262 Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel 2,693
370 IE0002263 Kerry Head Shoal 5,797
371 IE0002264 Kilkee Reefs 2,655
372 IE0002265 Kingstown Bay 80
373 IE0002268 Achill Head 7,165
374 IE0002269 Carnsore Point 8736
375 IE0002274 Wicklow Reef 1,533
376 IE0002279 Askeaton Fen Complex 285
377 IE0002280 Dunbeacon Shingle 42
378 IE0002281 Reen Point Shingle 5
379 IE0002283 Rutland Island and Sound 3,378
380 IE0002287 Lough Swilly 9,263
381 IE0002293 Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs 107
382 IE0002294 Cahermore Turlough 66
383 IE0002295 Ballinduff Turlough 61
384 IE0002296 Williamstown Turloughs 235
385 IE0002298 River Moy 231
386 IE0002299 River Boyne and River Blackwater 38
387 IE0002301 River Finn WN 1,290
388 IE0002303 Dunmuckrum Turloughs 20
389 IE0002306 Carlingford Shore 526
390 IE0002313 Ballymore Fen 43
391 IE0002314 Old Domestic Building, Rylane 0
392 IE0002315 Glanlough Woods 0
393 IE0002316 Ratty River Cave 1
394 IE0002317 Cregg House Stables, Crusheen 0
395 IE0002318 Knockanira House 0
396 IE0002319 Kilkishen House 0
397 IE0002320 Kildun Souterrain 1
398 IE0002332 Coolrain Bog 146
399 IE0002336 Carn Park Bog 248
400 IE0002337 Crosswood Bog 207
401 IE0002338 Drumalough Bog 276
402 IE0002339 Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough 245
403 IE0002340 Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs 364
404 IE0002341 Ardagullion Bog 117
405 IE0002342 Mount Hevey Bog 484
406 IE0002346 Brown Bog 77
407 IE0002347 Camderry Bog 281
408 IE0002349 Corbo Bog 207
409 IE0002350 Curraghlehanagh Bog 278
410 IE0002352 Monivea Bog 287
411 IE0002353 Redwood Bog 555
412 IE0002354 Tullaghanrock Bog 104
413 IE0002356 Ardgraigue Bog 184
Total 1,056,074
TABLE B
Candidate Special Areas of Conservation
(sites awaiting transmission to European Commission)
No Code Name Area
414 IE0002324 Glendine Wood 20
415 IE0002312 Slieve Bernagh Bog 2,161
416 IE0002348 Clooneen Bog 215
417 IE0002333 Knockacoller Bog 137
418 IE0002351 Moanveanlagh Bog 215
419 IE0002331 Mouds Bog 590
420 IE0002343 Tullaher Lough and Bog 487
Total 3,825

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