Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legal status of turbary rights; his views on whether they should be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52123/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the legal status of turbary rights, as this would involve interpretation of law, which is ultimately a matter for the Courts.

The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, is concerned with proper planning and sustainable development and does not interfere with other rights relating to land such as turbary rights.