Jim Higgins
Question:115 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the reason the lands of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo have been designated for wild life preservation.
Written Answers. - County Mayo Lands Designation.
An area of scientific interest is an area of special interest for its fauna and/or flora, either as individual species or as communities or for its geology or topography. Identification of an area is based on scientific criteria which relate only to the fauna, flora and general ecosystem.
The land referred to forms part of the Knockmoyle/Sheskin area of scientific interest which is a blanket bog system of international importance. The area was identified as such during the recent blanket bog survey.