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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Jun 1998

Vol. 492 No. 7

Written Answers. - Landscape Strategy.

John Gormley

Question:

177 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the legislative measures administered by his Department address the protection, management, creation and planning of our landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14835/98]

John Gormley

Question:

178 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the strategies, if any, developed by his Department to guide future developments in the area of the protection, management, creation and planning of our landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14836/98]

John Gormley

Question:

179 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the value of the interdepartmental and inter-agency approach to the development of an integrated landscape management strategy, particularly with a view to the bringing together of all relevant legislative measures; the approaches, if any, his Department has had seeking its views on these matters from other sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14837/98]

John Gormley

Question:

180 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Finance the financial instruments, if any, available to him whereby he could facilitate, resource, encourage or support the work of a voluntary body (details supplied) which was established to highlight the value of our landscape and to give effect, through public education, to a greater appreciation of the contribution that landscape quality makes to the quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14838/98]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 180, inclusive, together.

The protection, management, creation and planning of the landscape is not a matter for my Office. In the one area where the actions of my Office could have an impact on the landscape, the Commissioners of Public Works carry out an environmental impact assessment as part of the preparation of each flood relief scheme carried out under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act as amended by the 1995 Act.

One of the intentions is to ensure the enhancement of the landscape.

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