Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has engaged in discussions with relevant persons with regard to the potential purchase of the Conor Pass; to detail his plans to expand the size of National Parks in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39491/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department occasionally purchases land for strategic and conservation purposes. Such acquisitions are considered on a case by case basis. In light of the commercial sensitivity of such considerations and the strategic implications of bringing these considerations into the public domain, I am not in a position to comment on any individual site that is offered for sale.