Written answers

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Expenditure

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian 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]

Photo of Jimmy DeenihanJimmy 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
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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