Vol. 564 No. 1
82 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 4 February 2003, if he will give details of the location of the sites referred to in that answer. [8633/03]
I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement setting out the information requested.
SAC lands in County Roscommon purchased by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government from 1997 to date are as follows:
|
SAC |
Acres |
Price paid |
|
€ |
||
|
1. Bellanagare Bog |
15.66 |
12,786.26 |
|
2. Bellanagare Bog |
19.67 |
9,990.30 |
|
3. Bellanagare Bog |
13.70 |
12,176.79 |
|
4. Bellanagare Bog |
4.68 |
7,123.23 |
|
5. Bellanagare Bog |
49.31 |
16,760.54 |
|
6. Bellanagare Bog |
4.21 |
6,408.37 |
|
7. Bellanagare Bog |
7.92 |
12,065.05 |
|
8. Carrowbehy Bog |
13.02 |
11,427.64 |
|
9. Carrowbehy Bog |
4.47 |
3,809.21 |
|
10. Derrinea Bog |
3.11 |
2,666.45 |
|
11. Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog |
49.36 |
29,622.99 |
|
12. Lough Ree Bog |
1.31 |
3,427.02 |
|
13. Lough Ree Bog |
19.43 |
33,348.65 |
|
14. Bellanagare Bog |
29.96 |
12,240.28 |
|
15. Bellanagare Bog |
16.13 |
27,891.07 |
|
16. Bellanagare Bog |
5.48 |
8,130.00 |
|
17. Bellanagare Bog |
2.11 |
4,757.58 |
|
18. Cloonchambers Bog |
4.63 |
8,913.94 |
|
19. Cloonshanville Bog |
80.47 |
134,095.20 |
|
20. Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog |
3.39 |
6,873.09 |
|
Total |
348.02 |
364,513.66. |
May I ask a brief supplementary?
It is not usual when the reply is in form of a tabular statement. Question No. 83, please.
It would not take the Minister a great deal of time to read out the tabular statement if he cares to give the information to the House.
I have no problem reading it. I have revealed to Deputies that it is being circulated now, which I do not think normally happens. If the Deputy wishes me to take up the time for other questions I will, but what I have done is helpful to everybody.
I have a supplementary question if the Minister would not mind.
It is not right but if the Deputy has a brief one.
I will be very brief.
There is no precedent for it.
I appreciate that. I will be quick and very brief. I speak on behalf of Deputy Cuffe, spokesperson on the environment, who cannot be present. When the bogs are purchased from Bord na Móna, Dúchas tends to pay slightly higher than the market rate. Is this, in effect, using EU funding to subsidise Bord na Móna? What criteria would the Minister use in purchasing a bog? What safeguards is he taking to ensure adequate bogland is retained as a conservation measure? What is his policy on—
Clearly, that is a different question.
The Deputy should table separate questions on these issues.
They are relevant in relation to conservation.
They are not relevant to the question which asked for details of the location of the sites.
