Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015
623. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who received compensation in the Barroughter, Cloonmoylan and Ardgraigue bog complexes; the number that are individual plot owners; and if one, or more, family members are claiming on the same turf bank. [8891/15]
View answerSome 80 applicants from Barroughter Bog special area of conservation have received payments under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme administered by my Department. 5 applicants have received deliveries of turf. 74 applicants have indicated that they are land owners or turbary right holders and 11 claim to have been cutting with the consent of a land owner or turbary right holder.
74 applicants from Cloonmoylan Bog special area of conservation have received payments under this scheme. 2 applicants have received deliveries of turf. 71 applicants have indicated that they are land owners or turbary right holders and 5 claim to have been cutting with the consent of a land owner or turbary right holder.
21 applicants from Ardgraigue Bog special area of conservation have received payments under the scheme. 19 applicants have indicated that they are land owners or turbary right holders and 2 claim to have been cutting turf with the consent of a land owner or turbary right holder.
These details are summarised in the table.
Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme
|
Raised Bog Special Area of Conservation |
Number of applicants in receipt of payments under the scheme |
Number of applicants in receipt of deliveries of turf under the scheme |
Number of applicants who have indicated that they are land owners or turbary right holders |
Number of applicants who claim to have been cutting turf with the consent of a land owner or turbary right holder |
|
Barroughter Bog |
80 |
5 |
74 |
11 |
|
Cloonmoylan Bog |
74 |
2 |
71 |
5 |
|
Ardgraigue Bog |
21 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
Details regarding the familial relationships of people claiming from the same turf bank would not be readily available to my Department.
