Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to allow the continuation of turf cutting on Nure bog, County Westmeath post 2013; the progress he has made with the EU to ensure that no turf cutting restrictions will be applied to natural heritage areas.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30379/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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In May 2010, the then Government decided that turf-cutting should come to an end on all raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), such as Nure Bog NHA, at the end of 2013. The Programme for Government undertook to review the situation with regard to NHAs and the future of turf-cutting on such sites will be considered as part of that review.

It is expected that the review will be completed prior to the commencement of the 2014 turf-cutting season.