Natura 2000

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Questions (932, 933, 934)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

932. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the SAC land designated in each county in tabular form. [12292/20]

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Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

933. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total of SPA land designated in each county in tabular form. [12293/20]

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934. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the land area in each county with a Natura 2000 land designation in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12294/20]

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Written answers

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

I propose to take Questions Nos. 932 to 934, inclusive, together.

Ireland has identified and protected 439 sites which have been designated or proposed for designation as special areas of conservation and 154 sites as special protection areas. These comprise the Natura 2000 network in Ireland.

The Natura 2000 network comprises land designated or proposed for designation as both an SAC and an SPA and these areas can overlap. The network by county is set out in the following table:

COUNTY	Terrestrial SAC Area (ha)	Terrestrial SPA Area (ha)
Carlow	4,418.62	0.00
Cavan	11,825.05	3,149.68
Clare	38,308.04	30,526.55
Cork	23,875.53	26,383.69
Donegal	84,982.74	47,179.26
Dublin	3,862.00	2,262.34
Galway	129,527.72	75,872.08
Kerry	119,222.89	46,123.98
Kildare	1,722.45	30.41
Kilkenny	4,281.71	262.09
Laois	6,433.51	15,225.27
Leitrim	17,833.85	632.21
Limerick	6,001.94	23,286.96
Longford	5,986.10	5,369.42
Louth	3,873.49	755.30
Mayo	124,326.28	46,866.10
Meath	2,425.75	1,094.27
Monaghan	56.81	3,448.74
Offaly	6,452.77	9,622.80
Roscommon	13,599.66	9,817.81
Sligo	25,144.27	4,488.40
Tipperary	14,514.25	18,138.43
Waterford	10,314.74	2,492.39
Westmeath	9,483.43	9,281.51
Wexford	6,599.73	4,140.61
Wicklow	32,662.12	31,263.07