Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the purchase of lands at the Glen of the Downs in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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As set out in the Programme for Government, this Government recognises the importance of continuing to support the ongoing expansion and resourcing of our National Parks.

To this end, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department, the executive agency with responsibility to Protect Nature, occasionally purchases land for strategic and conservation purposes. Such acquisitions are always carefully considered on a case by case basis and in line with public procurement requirements. In light of the commercial sensitivity of these 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.