Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration was given to the option to participants in the turf cutters compensation scheme to access renewable fuels as opposed to peat or turf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2652/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The issue of improving the energy efficiency of turf-cutters homes and/or the provision of a source of alternative renewable fuel to replace turf for those affected by the cessation of cutting on raised bog SACs has been raised at the Peatlands Council. There may be some potential for such approaches to offer an alternative to the compensation schemes already put in place by my Department. Both my Department and the Peatlands Council are giving consideration to the issue and how it might be progressed. No final decisions have been made in this regard.