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Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2013

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Questions (487)

Finian McGrath

Question:

487. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 28 November 2012, if he will provide information on the cost of each of the various turf compensation schemes he references from 2000 to 2010 in tabular form. [4140/13]

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Written answers

My Department has operated a number of compensation schemes applicable to those who have been cutting turf on raised bog special areas of conservation and natural heritage areas for domestic and commercial purposes. Details are set out in the table below of the expenditure on these schemes between 2000 and 2010.

Compensation Scheme

No. of Approved Applications

Expenditure 2000-2010

Voluntary Bog Purchase Scheme

814

€23,439,811

Commercial Turf Cutters Compensation

11

€4,044,512

Interim Compensation Scheme

171

€171,000

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