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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Special Protection Areas Designation

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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832. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landowners per county that have land in hen harrier designated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1044/19]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I would like to clarify that the designation of conservation areas for the hen harrier does not come under my Department's remit but rather that function is exercised through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPMS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The figures in the table below, provided by the NPWS, indicate the number of landowners (by county) who were notified that their lands are designated (for the protection of the hen harrier) as Special Protection Areas (SPAs).

Site CodeSite NameCountyLandowners Notified by County
4160SLIEVE BLOOM MOUNTAINS SPALaois310
4160SLIEVE BLOOM MOUNTAINS SPAOffaly146
4161STACK'S TO MULLAGHAREIRK MOUNTAINS, WEST LIMERICK HILLS AND MOUNT EAGLE SPACork411
4161STACK'S TO MULLAGHAREIRK MOUNTAINS, WEST LIMERICK HILLS AND MOUNT EAGLE SPAKerry707
4161STACK'S TO MULLAGHAREIRK MOUNTAINS, WEST LIMERICK HILLS AND MOUNT EAGLE SPALimerick735
4162MULLAGHANISH TO MUSHERAMORE MOUNTAINS SPACork170
4165SLIEVEFELIM TO SILVERMINES MOUNTAINS SPALimerick131
4165SLIEVEFELIM TO SILVERMINES MOUNTAINS SPATipperary372
4167SLIEVE BEAGH SPAMonaghan86
4168SLIEVE AUGHTY MOUNTAINS SPAGalway743
4168SLIEVE AUGHTY MOUNTAINS SPAClare628
Total4,439

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