Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hectares of raised bog owned by the State and semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The ownership of land in State or semi-State ownership is a matter for each public body concerned. In that regard, ownership details will not necessarily classify land in accordance with particular habitat types.

In the case of protected raised bogs my Department is currently working with the Property Registration Authority of Ireland to improve the level of information available on the ownership of lands generally within sites nominated for designation as raised bog Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and those designated as raised bog Natural Heritage Areas. This work is being carried out in the context of the National Raised Bog SAC Management Plan and the review of raised bog Natural Heritage Areas.