Written answers

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Departmental Properties

10:00 pm

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received payment under the designated bog compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21513/09]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I understand that the person in question applied to sell some bog to my Department in October 2004. However, the documentation received was incomplete, as it did not contain a Land Registry folio or maps. My Department wrote to the applicant in November 2004 requesting the missing documents. The applicant did not respond to this letter, nor to a reminder, until September 2008, when the required documents were received. The land on offer has since been surveyed and recommended for purchase, but it is necessary this year to give priority to applications relating to 32 raised bog Special Areas of Conservation originally designated in 1999. This application is not in respect of one of those areas and my Department will be writing to the applicant shortly to this effect.

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