Pádraic McCormack
Ceist:41 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the powers which the Wildlife Service have to designate an area as an area of scientific interest.
Written Answers. - Areas of Scientific Interest.
Pádraic McCormack
Ceist:55 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the powers which the Commissioners of Public Works have to designate an area as an area of scientific interest.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 55 together.
In accordance with the overall function of the Minister for Finance to conserve threatened species of flora and fauna it is necessary to list areas which contain these species and which are known as areas of scientific interest.
The Wildlife Act empowers the Minister to create reserves in areas of scientific interest.