Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of compensation that the ESB paid out annually since 2005 under the headings: the Board's mast interference or mast compensation scheme, the ESB/IFA agreement for loss of tree planting rights, clause 7 of the ESB Policy Towards Landowners for Overhead Lines, the Loss of Development Rights Section of the ESB/IFA Code of Practice for the Survey, Construction and Maintenance of Overhead Lines in relation to the Rights of Landowners. [17811/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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This is an operational matter for the company involved and I, as Minister, have no role or function in this regard.

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if compensation has been paid by the ESB under the provisions of a specific statute under each of the following policies/agreements: the Board's mast interference or mast compensation scheme, the ESB/IFA agreement for loss of tree planting rights, clause 7 of the ESB Policy Towards Landowners for Overhead Lines, the Loss of Development Rights Section of the ESB/IFA Code of Practice for the Survey, Construction and Maintenance of Overhead Lines in relation to the Rights of Landowners; if so, if he will detail the relevant statute; if it is non-statutory compensation paid on an ex-gratia basis; if so, the compensation awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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This is an operational matter for the company involved and I, as Minister, have no role or function in this regard.

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of the following policies, agreements or schemes available to landowners who have purchased lands with high voltage electricity transmission lines in place: the Board's mast interference or mast compensation scheme, the ESB/IFA agreement for loss of tree planting rights, clause 7 of the ESB Policy Towards Landowners for Overhead Lines, the Loss of Development Rights Section of the ESB/IFA Code of Practice for the Survey, Construction and Maintenance of Overhead Lines in relation to the Rights of Landowners,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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This is an operational matter for the company involved and I, as Minister, have no role or function in this regard.