Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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107. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published. [27960/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Officials from my Department are working with the key Departments to finalise the draft Plan very soon. It will be shared for discussion with the Stakeholder Consultative Committee and will then undergo a public consultation and screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment.

Substantial work has been, and is being, carried out by my Department, and the other stakeholders, in setting the key issues around managing the recovery and conservation of the hen harrier population in Ireland, with full recognition of the concerns of landowners and the other key groups involved in the development of this Plan.