I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 to 278, inclusive, together
Some 3,000 applications for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme for raised bog special areas of conservation have been received and acknowledged by my Department. A total of 6,081 payments and 528 deliveries of turf have been made in respect of the applications received. In addition, 1,184 once-off incentive payments of €500 have been made to applicants who have signed and returned legal agreements under the scheme to my Department.
Details of the expenditure under the scheme to date, grouped by county, are set out in Table 1 SACs below. The total expenditure amounts to over €10.6 million. This expenditure is comprised of amounts paid in respect of annual payments, turf deliveries and once-off incentive payments. A number of raised bog special areas of conservation straddle more than one county and it is not possible to give a single figure per county where this arises.
The cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme has been extended to land owners and turbary right holders affected by the restrictions on turf cutting in raised bog natural heritage areas. To date, 125 applications have been received and 32 payments have been made at a cost of over €48,000 to applicants from these sites. Details of the expenditure under the scheme to date for these sites, grouped by county, are set out in Table 2 NHAs below.
My Department estimates that in the region of 2,000 individual applicants have received payments to date under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme for raised bog special areas of conservation. The closing date for the receipt of applications generally has passed for raised bog special area of conservation sites. However, my Department will continue to accept late applications under the scheme for the time being.
Table 1 SACs
Site Code
|
Name of raised bog special area of conservation
|
County
|
Expenditure under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme
|
000006
|
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
|
Cavan/ Meath
|
€9,500
|
000231
|
Barroughter Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000248
|
Cloonmoylan Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000285
|
Kilsallagh Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000296
|
Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinstack Turlough
|
Galway
|
|
000301
|
Lough Lurgeen Bog/ Glenamaddy Turlough
|
Galway
|
|
000326
|
Shankill West Bog
|
Galway
|
|
001242
|
Carrownagappul Bog
|
Galway
|
|
002347
|
Camderry Bog
|
Galway
|
|
002350
|
Curraghlehanagh Bog
|
Galway
|
|
002352
|
Monivea Bog
|
Galway
|
|
002356
|
Ardgraigue Bog
|
Galway
|
€2,232,084
|
000297
|
Lough Corrib
|
Galway/Mayo
|
€569,706
|
000382
|
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog
|
Kerry
|
|
002351
|
Moanveanlagh Bog
|
Kerry
|
€105,000
|
000391
|
Ballynafagh Bog
|
Kildare
|
|
002331
|
Moud's Bog
|
Kildare
|
€651,683
|
000440
|
Lough Ree
|
Roscommon/Longford/ Westmeath/Mayo
|
€1,273,548
|
000497
|
Flughany Bog
|
Sligo
|
€65,000
|
000566
|
All Saints Bog and Esker
|
Offaly
|
|
000572
|
Clara Bog
|
Offaly
|
|
000575
|
Ferbane Bog
|
Offaly
|
|
000580
|
Mongan Bog
|
Offaly
|
|
000581
|
Moyclare Bog
|
Offaly
|
|
000582
|
Raheenmore Bog
|
Offaly
|
|
000585
|
Sharavogue Bog
|
Offaly
|
€460,218
|
000592
|
Bellanagare Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
000595
|
Callow Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
000597
|
Carrowbehy/Caher Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
000600
|
Cloonchambers Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
000604
|
Derrinea Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
000614
|
Cloonshanville Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
002338
|
Drumalough Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
002339
|
Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough
|
Roscommon
|
|
002349
|
Corbo Bog
|
Roscommon
|
|
002354
|
Tullaghanrock Bog
|
Roscommon
|
€2,043,349
|
000641
|
Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog
|
Tipperary
|
|
000647
|
Kilcarren-Firville Bog
|
Tipperary
|
|
002353
|
Redwood Bog
|
Tipperary
|
€425,276
|
000679
|
Garriskil Bog
|
Westmeath
|
|
002336
|
Carn Park Bog
|
Westmeath
|
|
002337
|
Crosswood Bog
|
Westmeath
|
€517,546
|
001818
|
Lough Forbes Complex
|
Roscommon/ Longford
|
€7,518
|
002110
|
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
|
Galway/ Roscommon
|
€398,000
|
002298
|
River Moy
|
Mayo/ Roscommon/ Sligo
|
€130,500
|
002332
|
Coolrain Bog
|
Laois
|
|
002333
|
Knockacoller Bog
|
Laois
|
€380,639
|
002340
|
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs
|
Meath/ Westmeath
|
|
002342
|
Mount Hevey Bog
|
Meath/ Westmeath
|
€549,398
|
002341
|
Ardagullion Bog
|
Longford
|
|
002346
|
Brown Bog
|
Longford
|
|
002348
|
Clooneen Bog
|
Longford
|
€202,851
|
002343
|
Tullaher Lough and Bog
|
Clare
|
€618,135
|
Table 2 NHAs
Site Code
|
Name of raised bog natural heritage area
|
County
|
Expenditure under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme
|
000985
|
Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough
|
Cavan, Longford and Westmeath
|
€1,521
|
000993
|
Ayle Lower Bog
|
Clare
|
€7,605
|
000229
|
Ballygar Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000281
|
Keeloges Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000307
|
Lough Tee Bog
|
Galway
|
€13,689
|
000321
|
Raford River Bog
|
Galway
|
|
001227
|
Aughrim Bog
|
Galway
|
|
001254
|
Derrinlough Bog
|
Galway
|
|
000333
|
Anna More Bog
|
Kerry
|
€3,042
|
001405
|
Cashel Bog
|
Leitrim
|
€3,042
|
000691
|
Rinn River
|
Leitrim and Longford
|
€1,521
|
001450
|
Mount Jessop Bog
|
Longford
|
€1,521
|
000565
|
Clonydonnin Bog
|
Offaly and Westmeath
|
€1,521
|
001623
|
Carrickynaghtan Bog
|
Roscommon
|
€6,084
|
000640
|
Arragh More Bog
|
Tipperary
|
€6,084
|
000937
|
Scohaboy Bog
|
Tipperary
|
|
000684
|
Lough Derravaragh
|
Westmeath
|
€3,042
|