Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Special Areas of Conservation
9:00 pm
Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 975: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is EU or Exchequer funding available for developing designated bog areas; the amount of such funding each year for the past 10 years; the amount to be spent in 2009; the breakdown of this funding; the areas involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33559/09]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Ireland is required to protect habitats of European importance under the Habitats Directive 1992, which was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997, and the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000. In accordance with the Directive, Ireland has nominated certain raised and blanket bogs, which are priority natural habitats under the Directive, as candidate Special Areas of Conservation (cSACs). In addition, Ireland has also designated other raised and blanket bogs as natural heritage areas (NHAs) under the 2000 Wildlife Act. All raised and blanket bog, SACs and NHAs are listed in the table below.
My Department provides funding for compensation of turf cutters who cease cutting and for the purchase of freehold or turbary rights on these designated sites with a view to their protection and, where appropriate, restoration. The following sums have been expended on this in the last 10 years:
Year | Amount (€) |
1999 | €2.25 million |
2000 | €1.60 million |
2001 | €0.40 million |
2002 | €0.40 million |
2003 | €0.50 million |
2004 | €0.36 million |
2005 | €4.69 million |
2006 | €4.10 million |
2007 | €5.00 million |
2008 | €6.30 million |
In 2009, having regard to available resources, expenditure is expected to be just under €4.7m. The breakdown is expected to be about €3.7m to be paid to commercial cutters and €1m for purchase of turbary rights or freehold of domestic turf cutters. A list of the bogs concerned is attached, including the counties in which they are located. Purchases of freehold or turbary rights of domestic cutters are mainly confined to raised bogs, and especially to those 32 raised bogs designated before 1999, on which cutting is due to end this year. These bogs are listed as the first 32 in the table.
SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION | |||
# | Site Code | Site Name | County |
1 | 000006 | Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) | Cavan and Meath |
2 | 000231 | Barroughter Bog | Galway |
3 | 000248 | Cloonmoylan Bog | Galway |
4 | 000285 | Kilsallagh Bog | Galway |
5 | 000296 | Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinstack Turlough | Galway |
6 | 000297 | Lough Corrib | Galway and Mayo |
7 | 000301 | Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough | Galway |
8 | 000326 | Shankill West Bog | Galway |
9 | 000382 | Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog | Kerry |
10 | 000391 | Ballynafagh Bog | Kildare |
11 | 000440 | Lough Ree | Ros/LD/WM |
12 | 000457 | Derrynabrock Bog | Mayo and Roscommon |
13 | 000497 | Flughany Bog | Mayo and Sligo |
14 | 000547 | Tawnaghbeg Bog | Mayo |
15 | 000566 | All Saints Bog and Esker | Offaly |
16 | 000572 | Clara Bog | Offaly |
17 | 000575 | Ferbane Bog | Offaly |
18 | 000580 | Mongan Bog | Offaly |
19 | 000581 | Moyclare Bog | Offaly |
20 | 000582 | Raheenmore Bog | Offaly |
21 | 000585 | Sharavogue Bog | Offaly |
22 | 000592 | Bellanagare Bog | Roscommon |
23 | 000597 | Carrowbehy/Caher Bog | Roscommon |
24 | 000600 | Cloonchambers Bog | Roscommon |
25 | 000604 | Derrinea Bog | Roscommon |
26 | 000614 | Cloonshanville Bog | Roscommon |
27 | 000641 | Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog | Tipperary |
28 | 000647 | Kilcarren-Firville Bog | Tipperary |
29 | 000679 | Garriskil Bog | Westmeath |
30 | 001242 | Carrownagappul Bog | Galway |
31 | 001818 | Lough Forbes Complex | Longford and Roscommon |
32 | 002110 | Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog | Galway and Roscommon |
33 | 000595 | Callow Bog | Roscommon |
34 | 002298 | River Moy | Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo |
35 | 002331 | Mouds Bog | Kildare |
36 | 002332 | Coolrain Bog | Laois |
37 | 002333 | Knockacoller Bog | Laois |
38 | 002336 | Carn Park Bog | Westmeath |
39 | 002337 | Crosswood Bog | Westmeath |
40 | 002338 | Drumalough Bog | Roscommon |
41 | 002339 | Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough | Roscommon |
42 | 002340 | Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs | Meath and Westmeath |
43 | 002341 | Ardagullion Bog | Longford |
44 | 002342 | Mount Hevey Bog | Meath and Westmeath |
45 | 002343 | Tullaher Lough and Bog | Clare |
46 | 002346 | Brown Bog | Longford |
47 | 002347 | Camderry Bog | Galway |
48 | 002348 | Clooneen Bog | Longford |
49 | 002349 | Corbo Bog | Roscommon |
50 | 002350 | Curraghlehanagh Bog | Galway |
51 | 002351 | Moanveanlagh Bog | Kerry |
52 | 002352 | Monivea Bog | Galway |
53 | 002353 | Redwood Bog | Tipperary |
54 | 002354 | Tullaghanrock Bog | Roscommon |
55 | 002356 | Ardgraigue Bog | Galway |
NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS | |||
# | Site Code | Site Name | County |
1 | 000220 | Lough Namucka Bog NHA | Galway and Roscommon |
2 | 000221 | Moorfield Bog/Farm Cottage NHA | Galway and Roscommon |
3 | 000222 | Suck River Callows NHA | Galway and Roscommon |
4 | 000229 | Ballygar Bog NHA | Galway |
5 | 000235 | Bracklagh Bog NHA | Galway |
6 | 000245 | Clooncullaun Bog NHA | Galway |
7 | 000247 | Slieve Bog NHA | Galway |
8 | 000249 | Cloonoolish Bog NHA | Galway |
9 | 000254 | Crit Island West NHA | Galway |
10 | 000267 | Funshin Bog NHA | Galway |
11 | 000280 | Castle Ffrench West Bog NHA | Galway |
12 | 000281 | Keeloges Bog NHA | Galway |
13 | 000283 | Kilmore Bog NHA | Galway |
14 | 000284 | Kilnaborris Bog NHA | Galway |
15 | 000292 | Leaha Bog NHA | Galway |
16 | 000307 | Lough Tee Bog NHA | Galway |
17 | 000310 | Meneen Bog NHA | Galway |
18 | 000321 | Raford River Bog NHA | Galway |
19 | 000333 | Anna More Bog NHA | Kerry |
20 | 000337 | Doon Lough NHA | Clare |
21 | 000422 | Aghnamona Bog NHA | Leitrim and Longford |
22 | 000564 | River Little Brosna Callows NHA | Offaly and Tipperary |
23 | 000565 | Clonydonnin Bog NHA | Offaly and Westmeath |
24 | 000570 | Black Castle Bog NHA | Offaly |
25 | 000591 | Bella Bridge Bog NHA | Roscommon |
26 | 000603 | Cornaveagh Bog NHA | Roscommon |
27 | 000605 | Derrycanan Bog NHA | Roscommon |
28 | 000640 | Arragh More Bog NHA | Tipperary |
29 | 000642 | Ballymacegan Bog NHA | Tipperary |
30 | 000648 | Killeen Bog NHA | Tipperary |
31 | 000652 | Monaincha Bog/Ballaghmore Bog NHA | Laois |
32 | 000674 | Ballynagrenia and Ballinderry Bog NHA | Westmeath |
33 | 000677 | Cloncrow Bog (New Forest) NHA | Westmeath |
34 | 000684 | Lough Derravaragh NHA | Westmeath |
35 | 000691 | Rinn River NHA | Leitrim and Longford |
36 | 000694 | Wooddown Bog NHA | Westmeath |
37 | 000890 | Cangort Bog NHA | Offaly and Tipperary |
38 | 000921 | Screggan Bog NHA | Offaly |
39 | 000937 | Scohaboy Bog NHA | Tipperary |
40 | 000985 | Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough NHA | Cavan, Longford and Westmeath |
41 | 000993 | Ayle Lower Bog NHA | Clare |
42 | 001020 | Loughanilloon Bog NHA | Clare |
43 | 001227 | Aughrim Bog NHA | Galway |
44 | 001240 | Capira/Derrew Bog NHA | Galway |
45 | 001244 | Castle Ffrench East Bog NHA | Galway |
46 | 001254 | Derrinlough Bog NHA | Galway |
47 | 001255 | Derrynagran Bog and Esker NHA | Galway |
48 | 001264 | Eskerboy Bog NHA | Galway |
49 | 001280 | Killaclogher Bog NHA | Galway |
50 | 001283 | Killure Bog NHA | Galway |
51 | 001303 | Moorfield Bog NHA | Galway |
52 | 001324 | Jamestown Bog NHA | Meath |
53 | 001352 | Bunnaruddee Bog NHA | Kerry |
54 | 001388 | Carbury Bog NHA | Kildare |
55 | 001393 | Hodgestown Bog NHA | Kildare |
56 | 001405 | Cashel Bog (Leitrim) NHA | Leitrim |
57 | 001420 | Corracramph Bog NHA | Leitrim |
58 | 001423 | Cloonageeher Bog NHA | Leitrim and Longford |
59 | 001448 | Forthill Bog NHA | Longford |
60 | 001450 | Mount Jessop Bog NHA | Longford |
61 | 001580 | Girley Bog NHA | Meath |
62 | 001582 | Molerick Bog NHA | Meath |
63 | 001623 | Carrickynaghtan Bog NHA | Roscommon |
64 | 001652 | Tullaghan Bog (Roscommon) NHA | Roscommon |
65 | 001684 | Lorrha Bog NHA | Tipperary |
66 | 001725 | Nure Bog NHA | Westmeath |
67 | 001812 | Lough Garr NHA | Westmeath |
68 | 001853 | Nore Valley Bogs NHA | Tipperary |
69 | 002033 | Daingean Bog NHA | Offaly |
70 | 002072 | Lisnanarriagh Bog NHA | Roscommon |
71 | 002307 | Cloonloum More Bog NHA | Clare |
72 | 002323 | Milltownpass Bog NHA | Westmeath |
73 | 002344 | Annaghbeg Bog NHA | Galway |
74 | 002355 | Hawkswood Bog NHA | Offaly |
75 | 002357 | Clonreher Bog NHA | Laois |
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