Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to sell a bog to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44763/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I understand that this application was received on 4 November 2009.

My Department will arrange a survey of the land in question and will be in touch with the vendor in due course. This land is on one of the 32 raised bog Special Areas of Conservation that was designated in 1997. Bog plots and turbary rights on these sites are being prioritised for purchase under the voluntary bog purchase scheme.