Written answers

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Turbary Rights

8:00 pm

Photo of Michael KittMichael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give the date for payment for a bog in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if not, if they can save turf from their bog due to the fact that they have lost five years supply of turf. [3221/10]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Having regard to available budgetary resources, priority is being given under the bog purchase scheme to those wishing to sell their interest in the 32 raised bog sites which were nominated for designation as Special Areas of Conservation in 1999. For these sites the ten year derogation given by the Government, which allowed the continuation of turf cutting for personal domestic use, has now expired. The person in question owns land within a Natural Heritage Area designated in 2004, and the 10 year derogation period will not expire until 2014. Land transactions within this area do not qualify for priority attention at present. Turf cutting for domestic purposes can continue on this site until 2014. However, the individual in question would lose out on the incentive bonus that is provided to those who have not cut turf on lands subject of a proposed sale to the Department.

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