Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 June 2014
104. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 27 May 2014, the number of applications he has received in each of the past five years seeking his consent to cut turf on a designated bog and to date in 2014; the date on which each application was received; when a decision was made; if consent was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26480/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs I informed the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 497 of 27 May 2014, applications for consent to cut turf on sites nominated for designation as raised bog special areas of conservation under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, or on sites designated as raised bog natural heritage areas under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, may be made to me, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
I am advised that some 1,400 applications for consent to cut turf on designated sites have been received in the past five years and to date in 2014. The relevant details sought by the Deputy in relation to those applications have been forwarded to him under separate cover.
