Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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170. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the statutory footing for the management plan of lands owned by an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19181/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The lands referred to in the question are situated within the Murrough Wetlands candidate Special Area of Conservation and the Murrough Wetlands Special Protection Area.

The lands in question are in the ownership of the organisation referred to by the Deputy and I understand that they are managed principally for their ecological value. I am not aware of any statutory management plan in place for the lands in question, but my officials have engaged with the owner where consents under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 have been required for the purposes of its operations.