Vol. 560 No. 5
154 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the areas in County Mayo which have now been designated as SAC areas; if there is an appeal mechanism in place for people to oppose this designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3075/03]
155 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if some of the lowland in County Mayo has now been designated as SACs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3076/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together.
The following table lists 50 existing candidate special areas of conservation, cSACs, as well as the recently proposed cSAC Moy river No. 002298, all of which are all partially or wholly in County Mayo. Lowland is included in some of these sites and the Moy river would be the most recent example.
The European Communities (Natural Habitat) Regulations 1997, provide for amendment by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government of candidate special areas of conservation, cSAC, in response to objections from effected landowners.
Where my Department does not propose, before initial assessment, to recommend the amendment of a cSAC envisaged in an objection, the Appeals Advisory Board is available to assist in the assessment of objections by carrying out a further review of cases referred to it and making an independent recommendation to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
In all cases, boundary changes to provide for exclusions or inclusions must be justified on scientific grounds.
|
cSAC Site code |
cSAC Site name |
County/Location of cSAC |
|
297 |
Lough Corrib |
Galway/Mayo |
|
457 |
Derrynabrock Bog |
Mayo/Roscommon |
|
458 |
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary |
Mayo/Sligo |
|
461 |
Ardkill Turlough |
Mayo |
|
463 |
Balla Turlough |
Mayo |
|
466 |
Bellacorick Iron Flush |
Mayo |
|
470 |
Mullet / Blacksod Bay Complex |
Mayo |
|
471 |
Brackloon Woods |
Mayo |
|
472 |
Broadhaven Bay |
Mayo |
|
475 |
Carrowkeel Turlough |
Mayo |
|
476 |
Carrowmore Lake Complex |
Mayo |
|
479 |
Cloughmoyne |
Mayo |
|
484 |
Cross Lough, (Killadoon) |
Mayo |
|
cSAC Site code |
cSAC Site name |
County/Location of cSAC |
|
485 |
Corraun Plateau |
Mayo |
|
492 |
Doocastle Turlough |
Mayo |
|
495 |
Duvillaun Islands |
Mayo |
|
497 |
Flughany Bog |
Mayo/Sligo |
|
500 |
Glenamoy Bog Complex |
Mayo |
|
503 |
Greaghans Turlough |
Mayo |
|
504 |
Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex |
Mayo |
|
507 |
Inishkea Islands |
Mayo |
|
516 |
Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head |
Mayo |
|
522 |
Lough Gall Bog |
Mayo |
|
525 |
Shrule Turlough |
Mayo |
|
527 |
Moore Hall (Lough Carra) |
Mayo |
|
532 |
Oldhead Wood |
Mayo |
|
534 |
Owenduff/Nephin Complex |
Mayo |
|
541 |
Skealoghan Turlough |
Mayo |
|
542 |
Slieve Fyagh Bog |
Mayo |
|
547 |
Tawnaghbeg Bog |
Mayo |
|
633 |
Lough Hoe Bog |
Sligo/Mayo |
|
1482 |
Clew Bay Complex |
Mayo |
|
1497 |
Doogort Machair/Lough Doo |
Mayo |
|
1501 |
Erris Head |
Mayo |
|
1513 |
Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs |
Mayo |
|
1529 |
Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough |
Mayo |
|
1571 |
Urlaur Lakes |
Mayo/Roscommon |
|
1774 |
Lough Carra/Mask Complex |
Mayo/Galway |
|
1899 |
Cloonakillina Lough |
Mayo |
|
1922 |
Bellacorick Bog Complex |
Mayo |
|
1932 |
Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex |
Mayo |
|
1955 |
Croaghaun/Slievemore |
Mayo |
|
2005 |
Bellacragher Saltmarsh |
Mayo |
|
2006 |
Ox Mountains Bogs |
Sligo/Mayo |
|
2081 |
Ballinafad |
Mayo |
|
2144 |
Newport River |
Mayo |
|
2177 |
Lough Dahybaun |
Mayo |
|
2179 |
Towerhill House |
Mayo |
|
2243 |
Clare Island Cliffs |
Mayo |
|
2268 |
Achill Head |
Mayo |
|
2298 |
River Moy |
Mayo/Roscommon/Sligo |
