Written answers
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Expenditure
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 28 November 2012, if he will provide information on the cost of each of the various turf compensation schemes he references from 2000 to 2010 in tabular form. [4140/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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My Department has operated a number of compensation schemes applicable to those who have been cutting turf on raised bog special areas of conservation and natural heritage areas for domestic and commercial purposes. Details are set out in the table below of the expenditure on these schemes between 2000 and 2010.
Compensation Scheme | No. of Approved Applications | Expenditure 2000-2010 |
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Voluntary Bog Purchase Scheme | 814 | €23,439,811 |
Commercial Turf Cutters Compensation | 11 | €4,044,512 |
Interim Compensation Scheme | 171 | €171,000 |
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