Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which any new sites, buildings or regions have come under and or European protection regulations or directives in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13363/13]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will indicate the number and location of any new special areas of conservation or other conservative measures adopted over the past two years; the number, if any, pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13368/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 127 together.

The table below sets out is a list of sites which have been afforded protection under European law through notification of an intention to designate the site as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), further to obligations under the Habitats Directive; notification of an intention to designate the site as a Special Protection Area (SPA), further to obligations under the Birds Directive, or designation of the site as an SPA further to obligations under the Birds Directive.

All SACs and SPAs for which an intention to designate has been notified will be formally designated through Statutory Instrument.

I am advised that no buildings have come under European Directives or Regulations relating to heritage conservation and protection in the last three years.

TABLE

List of SAC and SPA Notification of Intention to Designate 2010 to date

Notification of Intention to Designate 2010 to date

SPAs formally designated by Statutory Instrument 2010 to date