Michael Creed
Question:48 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with regard to EU Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC of 2 April 1979 and 21 May 1992, dealing with conservation of wild birds and conservation of habitat and which provide for special protection areas and special areas of conservation, the effects, if any, such designation will have on pre-existing uses of land in these areas, particularly for agricultural purposes; and the provisions, if any, that will be put in place in his Department for prior consultation with, and compensation of, affected landowners where necessary. [17705/95]