Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2018
618. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, will provide consent for turf cutting activity on the lands of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry which are designated as a hen harrier area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27860/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTurf cutting is not an activity requiring consent in Hen Harrier SPAs.
However, my Department is not in a position to use herd numbers to identify land parcels and therefore cannot determine on the basis of the information supplied whether or not the land in question is in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
If the lands in question are not in a SAC, then the question of consent does not arise. The landowner can contact the local NPWS office to make sure that this is the case, or alternatively supply the Folio Number(s) of the lands in question to my Department for this to be checked.
