Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2009
445 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 17 November 2009 when compensation will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Laois. [43113/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are a number of applications with my Department under the voluntary bog compensation scheme, where landowners or turbary-right owners on the Special Area of Conservation referred to in the question have sought to sell their interest in the bog to the State. In general, priority under the scheme is being given to applications pertaining to those 32 raised bog Special Areas of Conservation where turf-cutting is scheduled to cease at the end of this year. The bog in question is not one of these thirty two, and therefore applications for this site are not currently prioritised for payment. If the Deputy requires details on any particular application, I will be happy to provide more specific information.
