Written Answers Nos. 624-640
624. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he will publish regulations under Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49347/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI commenced the relevant provisions of Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 to provide a statutory basis for the delivery of affordable housing for purchase. Part 5 contains significant detail on the procedures and operation of the new Affordable Purchase Scheme.
The primary legislation will be supported by associated regulations, which are in the final stage of legal drafting following extensive consultation between my Department, the Housing Agency and local authorities. These will be published shortly. Most recently, my Department hosted a workshop for all local authorities on affordable housing and local authority land activation issues on 8 November 2018, where the operation of Part 5 was discussed.
625. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding allocated to Kildare County Council for the housing adaptation grant, the housing aid for older people grant and the housing disability grant in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; the level of drawdown by Kildare County Council of the funding allocated in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People, which are 80% funded by the Department, with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Local authorities receive an overall allocation, with the responsibility for the apportionment between the three schemes being a matter for each authority.
Information on the Exchequer funding provided by my Department to Kildare County Council for 2016 and 2017 for these grants is available on my Department’s website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
Details of the allocation for 2018 are available at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/special-housing-needs/minister-english-announces-eu6625-million-funding-improve-homes-older.
Kildare County Council have drawn down their full Exchequer allocation for 2018.
626. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress of the regional spatial and economic strategy with specific regard to the plans for County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49361/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Planning Framework (NPF), published together with the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 earlier this year, is intended to provide the strategic context for future planning, development and investment over the next two decades. In addition, the NPF represents a long-term strategy for Government Departments, State agencies, State-owned enterprises, regional and local authorities and others to support communities to achieve their potential for economic, social and infrastructural development through a shared set of strategic objectives and key principles.
As a strategic document, the NPF is currently being given further and more detailed expression at the regional level through preparation, by the Regional Assemblies, of statutory Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSESs) for the three Regional Assembly areas.
The RSES process formally commenced earlier this year. The draft Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly RSES is now on public display for consultation until Wednesday, 23 January 2019. The draft RSES, which contains information in relation to plans for County Kildare, is available on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly's website at the following link: www.emra.ie/rses.
The finalisation of the regional strategies in the first half of 2019 will in turn prompt reviews and updates of individual county and city development plans to ensure strategic co-ordination and consistency between national, regional and local levels, including County Kildare.
627. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to combat the online advertisement of lettings that contravene Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations or legislation relating to overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49379/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMinimum standards in rental accommodation apply to all properties let or available to let. Where someone believes that a property is being made available to let in breach of the standards, the matter should be referred to the relevant housing authority. Any person who neglects or refuses to comply with requirements under the Act is guilty of an offence. Fines for non-compliance with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, which came into force on 1 July 2017, have been increased, with the maximum fine increased from €3,000 to €5,000 and the daily fine for a continuing offence increased from €250 to €400.
Overcrowding and unfit houses are legislated for under Part IV of the Housing Act 1966. The 1966 Housing Act already establishes effective limits on the numbers of people that can occupy the same bedroom. The Act requires, inter alia, that there is at least 400 cubic feet of free air space for each person in a bedroom.
Local Authorities are responsible for the enforcement of this legislation. Overcrowding may give rise to concerns in respect of fire safety, and may lead to enforcement action by fire authorities. Situations of overcrowding should be reported to the relevant local authority. Under the Act, a local authority can prohibit the use of an overcrowded dwelling, irrespective of whether it is being let or not, and can serve notice on the owner of a dwelling specifying the maximum number of persons that may occupy it without causing overcrowding. If the owner of a house is causing or permitting the house to be overcrowded, the authority can require the owner to desist from this and any person who neglects or refuses to comply with these requirements is guilty of an offence.
628. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress made on the use of factory fabricated homes to address the need for housing to be delivered as quickly as possible and also the reported shortage of construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49380/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder Rebuilding Ireland, a total of 325 social homes have been completed to date using rapid delivery technologies. There are currently some 27 further rapid delivery schemes, due to yield up to 758 social homes, at various stages of advancement. Rapid delivery projects generally incorporate prefabricated building elements and as a result have shorter construction timeframes.
Updated details in relation to the programme of rapid build projects are included in each Social Housing Construction Projects Status Report, which are published on a quarterly basis on the Rebuilding Ireland website; the most recently available report sets out the position as at end Q2, and is available at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/install/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Final-Full-Construction-Status-report-Q2-2018.pdf.
In order to support local authorities and approved housing bodies, a framework of Design Build Contractors for the procurement of Rapid Delivery Social Housing was established on 6 January 2017, by the Office of Public Procurement. While the framework, or indeed off-site construction, may not be suitable for all developments or sites, my Department continues to encourage and support local authorities and Approved Housings Bodies (AHBs) to consider the rapid delivery mechanism in the interest of accelerated delivery. In this regard my Department organised information seminars for local authorities, as well as visits to rapid delivery projects under construction. Local authorities have been asked to consider, in particular, schemes which are suitable for early commencement, particularly in terms of their approved planning status.
In addition, Dublin City Council (DCC) is developing a rapid delivery programme of apartment developments. This could yield in excess of 700 homes and my Department is working very closely with the Council to prioritise some of the larger apartment schemes, given the current demand. To facilitate the efficient delivery of these projects, DCC is in the process of establishing a framework of Design Build Contractors for rapid delivery apartment type buildings. The process commenced in August 2018, with a request for expressions of interest. It is intended that the framework will be in place shortly. My Department has supported DCC in establishing this framework and is liaising with other urban local authorities to bring forward proposals for such projects to use the framework as soon as it is in place.
In regard to the reported shortage of construction workers, the capacity of the Irish economy to meet future expected activity in the construction sector has been examined by the Economic and Social Research Institute and details of its findings are available at the following link. https://www.esri.ie/publications/capacity-constraints-in-the-irish-economy-a-partial-equilibrium-approach/.
The recently published report indicates that much of the additional labour required for housing supply and other construction and infrastructural work may have to be secured through inward net migration. However, the report concludes the Irish economy would not appear, at present, to be unduly constrained in terms of the labour market.
Increasing housing supply generally, and social and more affordable housing in particular, is, and will remain, a top Government priority. Through the continued delivery on the ambitious programme set out in the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, the State intends to fully meets its obligations to those who need a home.
Separately, my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, continues to implement a range of measures to ensure that there will be the required number of construction workers in place to support the delivery of the Rebuilding Ireland programme. These measures include:
- expanding the range of apprenticeships on offer to meet the identified skill needs of industry;
- SOLAS-funded construction related further education and training programmes provided by Education and Training Boards; and
- working with the Construction Industry Federation, as industry lead, to further develop the national apprenticeship programme.
629. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49427/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn examination of records indicates that no fees were paid by my Department to, or services provided to it by, the parties referred to in the years 2013 to 2017 or to date in 2018.
630. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 21 November 2018, his definition of a dispensation or relaxation of the building regulations for the proposed temporary modular homes; if such a dispensation or relaxation of standards will include fire safety, insulation or energy efficiency standards; and the reason he would allow a dispensation or relaxation of these regulations to British standards or industry standards which are lower than and thus inferior to the standards that apply here. [49468/18]
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631. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 1 November 2018 if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn towards additional architectural drawings regarding a property (details supplied) that was not within the local authorities boundary for works that included aspirational features such as additional car parking at the end of a public road; the status of the funds extended to the local authority to date for the project; if the local quantity surveyor will attend the next quarterly meeting with departmental officials or that of the contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49469/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs clarified in responses previously on this matter, the management of this and all other social housing projects are matters for the local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies implementing the projects. Consequently, my Department is not directly involved with the ongoing management of issues that arise in the implementation of this project. As with all similar social housing construction projects, funding is made available to the local authority in line with their advancement of the project.
The quarterly meetings held between the local authorities and my Department are technical meetings with a focus on architectural/quantity surveying issues arising on the social housing construction projects of the local authorities. Issues relating to these projects raised at the quarterly meetings remain the responsibility of the parties to the contract, those being the local authority and the contractor in question.
632. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 21 November 2018, and further to his statement that he has no plans to extend the capital advance and leasing facility, CALF, loans to approved housing bodies, AHBs, for the purposes of developing cost rental accommodation, if there have been discussions of such a change to CALF within his Department, between his Department and other Departments and-or between his office and that of other Ministers in the context of the ongoing review of Rebuilding Ireland, the budget 2019 preparations and-or the ongoing confidence and supply talks with Fianna Fáil. [49475/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe position remains unchanged from my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 21 November 2018. The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) is a facility, which is exclusively available to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), to assist them in accessing private or Housing Finance Agency (HFA) finance for the purchase, construction or refurbishment of homes that will be made available for social housing purposes under long-term availability agreements of up to 30 years. Accordingly, I have no plans to amend the uses for which CALF is made available to AHBs.
This Government’s ambition is to make cost/affordable rental a major part of the Irish housing system, with rents set at levels to cover construction costs and the management and administration of developments, but with only a minimal retained profit margin. As previously advised, this will be informed by pilot projects being delivered on sites at Emmet Road, Inchicore, and at Enniskerry Road, Dundrum.
My Department, the Housing Agency, the relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders engage in ongoing dialogue to explore how best to underpin and advance the wider roll out of cost rental in Ireland. This inevitably involved consideration, including in the context of Budget 2019, of the potential role of all delivery partners, including AHBs, and funding schemes (such as CALF). Ultimately the key funding vehicle put in place under Budget 2019 was the €310 m Serviced Sites Fund, under which the first round of successful applications will be decided shortly.
633. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the changes he is considering making to the exemptions in SI 582 of 2015 in relation to the definition of "excluded" in section 3 of the instrument; if this will require persons who have second homes that they let for more than a certain period each year to get specific planning permission for this activity; the consideration he has given to the possible effect of this on rural areas that have a high dependency on tourism; the discussions he has had with the Minister for Rural and Community Development on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49493/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have no plans to amend the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 582 of 2015) at this time. However, I understand that the Deputy is referring to the recent announcement in relation to proposed planning related reforms in respect of short-term letting.
Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, a Working Group was established, involving representatives of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in short-term lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning applications, changes of use relating to short-term lettings and to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements.
Proposals under consideration by the Working Group have been aimed at facilitating short-term letting of accommodation within permanent residences, known as homesharing, while protecting the existing stock of residential property in areas of high demand.
Having considered the Group's report as well as the recommendations in the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on short-term lettings, I recently announced plans to introduce a “one host, one home” model in areas where there is high housing demand.
Homesharing will continue to be permissible for a person’s primary residence, and such home-sharers will have to now register with their local authority. In addition, an annual cap of 90 days will apply for the renting out on a short-term basis of a person's entire home where it is their primary residence, with such short-term lets being restricted to periods of 14 days or less at a time.
Where a person owns a second property and intends to let it as a short-term letting, they will require planning permission to do so unless it already has planning permission to be used for tourism or short-term letting purposes. Planning permission for a change of use to short-term letting can be sought and it will be up to each local planning authority to consider such applications, based on guidance that will issue from my Department, taking account of housing demand pressures in the area and other relevant factors such as cumulative impacts.
These proposed changes will not affect the operation of holiday homes as typically understood, or longer-term flexible lettings which are provided for those coming to Ireland under employment contracts.
It is intended that the proposed new planning changes will come into effect on 1 June 2019, to allow property owners sufficient lead-in time to prepare for and adapt to the proposed new laws. In addition to the making of revised draft exempted development planning regulations, which are being progressed, amendments to primary legislation will also be introduced which will underpin and strengthen the new proposals and this element of the changes proposed is currently being developed.
634. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49571/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Development Plan and National Planning Framework include significant elements of policy that provide a strong platform for the development of measures and actions in response to climate change. Specific measures my Department is currently developing and implementing include:
- A review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. When finalised, the revised Guidelines will be issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.
- In collaboration with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment who lead on renewable energy policy, my Department is exploring the potential for enhancing national planning guidance on solar energy, taking account of solar energy projects being assessed by planning authorities and the scope for future development of the sector in the context of the ongoing development of renewable energy policy.
- With regard to the built environment, which accounts for approximately 40% of total energy produced in Ireland, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) sets ambitious goals for energy efficiency and renewables in buildings by requiring Nearly Zero Energy Building or “NZEB” performance for new buildings from 31st December 2020. In addition, the Directive also requires that major renovations to existing buildings are completed to a cost optimal level, where it is feasible. This has been completed for buildings other than dwellings and will take effect from 1st January 2019. It will be in place for dwellings from mid-2019. These will contribute to emissions reductions from 1st January 2021 onwards.
- Lack of recharging infrastructure is a barrier to the take-up of electric vehicles in the EU and the revised EPBD has new provisions which aim to accelerate deployment. These will be implemented in regulation by my Department by March 2020.
- In relation to social housing, funding of some €116 million has been provided from 2013 to end-2017 to improve energy efficiency and comfort levels in almost 64,000 local authority homes. In addition, energy efficient measures have been incorporated into the 9,000 plus vacant social housing units that have been returned to productive use since 2014. This effectively means that approximately 50% of our social housing stock has been energy retrofitted.
All of the measures outlined above are key actions in contributing to Ireland’s National Low Carbon Transition and Mitigation Plan to address Climate Change.
635. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure in place to appoint persons to the Irish Film Board; and when vacancies will arise. [48874/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFís Éireann (formerly the Irish Film Board) is established under the Irish Film Board Acts 1980 to 2011 to assist and encourage the development of a film industry in the State and to empower the board to provide investments, grants, loans and guarantees of loans for the making of films in the state.
Section 12 of the Act provides that the members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a period of appointment not exceeding four years. Section 13 provides for the appointment of one of the members of the Board as Chair by the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
There are seven members of the Board of Fís Éireann. Details of Fís Éireann board members can be viewed on their website at the following link https://www.screenireland.ie/about/board-members.
Since 2014, the selection of appointees to the Board of Fís Éireann /Screen Ireland follows the system introduced by the Government whereby all appointments are required to be advertised openly on the State Boards portal www.stateboards.ie operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). This means that anyone who considers that they have a contribution to make, can apply to be a member of the Board.
Applications made through Stateboards.ie are processed by way of a transparent assessment system designed and implemented by the independent Public Appointments Service to support Ministers in making appointments to State Boards. This is an open, accessible, rigorous and transparent system which has yielded applications from accomplished, experienced and qualified individuals who wish to make a commitment to public service that might not have previously been identified as available for appointment to State Boards.
All current members on the board of Fís Éireann were selected from applications from candidates deemed suitable by the PAS under the Stateboards system.
636. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by Údarás na Gaeltachta in relation to a planning application (details supplied) to Galway County Council; if Údarás na Gaeltachta has all the required right of way agreements in place with the route the subject of the planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48980/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the context of the job creation and consolidation targets laid out in Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Strategic Plan 2018-2020 the planning, design and construction of the upgraded facility referenced in the planning application referred to by the Deputy is a long-awaited priority.
The facility currently in situ at the location does not have the capacity to deal with the current demands of the business park and therefore an immediate upgrade is vital - not only to consolidate the 150+ jobs currently on the park but to allow businesses on the park to implement expansion plans. The increased capacity will also facilitate Údarás na Gaeltachta in further developing the business park to attract new companies to the area to create jobs that will in turn be to the benefit of the Gaeltacht community in question.
I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that the proposed upgrade to the facility is at an advanced stage of design, planning and implementation. Planning permission was approved in 2016 and the project has advanced to a stage where consulting engineers have been engaged to prepare tender documents for the construction of the facility. Negotiations with landowners regarding all aspects of the new facility are at an advanced stage and Údarás hopes to conclude these negotiations in Q1 of 2019, with a view to commencing construction on the new facility shortly thereafter.
I have been informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that €77,000 has been spent to date in consultancy and site investigation costs pertaining to the project, while €416 has been spent in relation to the planning application.
637. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her reasoning for the introduction of a scheme similar to the portable antiquities scheme which operates in the United Kingdom to facilitate constructive metal detecting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49124/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that the Portable Antiquities Scheme responds to a situation in the United Kingdom whereby, unlike in Ireland, finds of antiquities, unless held to be treasure trove by a Coroner, become the property of the landowner or the finder, depending on the circumstances of their discovery. I understand that there is no obligation to report such finds and that the aim of the scheme is to encourage finders to report any discoveries and to at least have them recorded, if not deposited, in a museum.
An entirely different legal framework exists in this jurisdiction, as affirmed by the Supreme Court decision in Webb v. Ireland and provided for in the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, under which all finds of archaeological objects with no known owner are automatically State property and their discovery must, by law, be reported to the National Museum of Ireland. No ownership entitlement is vested in either finder or landowner. The 1994 Act provides for a discretionary payment of a reward to finders.
In the circumstances, I see no need and have no plans to introduce any scheme along the lines envisaged by the Deputy.
638. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49420/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that that no payments have been made or services rendered to the person identified by the Deputy during the specified period.
639. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Middle Shannon Callows special protection area, SPA, is not eligible for the National Parks and Wildlife Service corncrake farm plan scheme, CFPS, despite this area being a special protection area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49517/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraBetween 2008 and 2014, my Department provided approximately €2.5 m to 136 farmers in the Middle Shannon Callows SPA (Site Code 004096) to maintain habitat for the Corncrake under the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme. This is in addition to schemes administered by the Department of Agriculture for Corncrake in the Shannon Callows.
I am advised that, despite these initiatives, the last confirmed record of a Corncrake in the Middle Shannon Callows SPA was in the summer of 2014. Like other agri-environmental schemes including GLAS, the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme is targeted towards areas where the birds exist, and where there will be value for money for the taxpayer.
Should any Corncrakes return to the Shannon Callows to breed, my Department will offer financial support under the Corncrake Grant Scheme to the landowners/farmers involved, which would cater for any necessary delayed mowing dates to allow the bird to rear its young. This scheme is currently available wherever Corncrakes breed.
Should a population begin to re-establish on the Shannon Callows, my Department will review the targeting of the Farm Plan Scheme and the application of agri-environmental measures.
640. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49564/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraA Biodiversity Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation Plan is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (2015). A draft plan was prepared earlier this year by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in my Department and circulated to the Interdepartmental Biodiversity Working Group and the independent Biodiversity Forum for consultation and review, from May to the end of July 2018.
The draft sectoral plan was considered by a stakeholder workshop, held by my Department on the 16th October 2018. There were 40 participants at the workshop, from across various sectors including representatives of Regional Climate Change Offices and officials from NPWS. The workshop sought feedback and inputs on a number of important aspects relating to climate impacts and consequences for biodiversity and the biodiversity sector, climate change adaptation actions and also cross-sectoral linkages. The plan is now being redrafted and the revised draft Biodiversity Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation Plan will go to public consultation in Q1 2019.
Climate adaptation planning in the biodiversity sector is a cross cutting issue, with responsibility for biodiversity protection, management and restoration spanning multiple government departments as well local authorities and non-State actors. Nonetheless, I am confident that the work being carried out by my Department, and colleagues across government, will help us meet these challenges.
My Department is also involved in peatland restoration. Irish peatlands are a huge carbon store, containing more than 75% of all the national soil organic carbon. On average, peatlands are estimated to hold about 1,500 tons of soil carbon per hectare, i.e. about 10 times as much as a typical mineral soil. Intact peatlands capture (sequester) carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the form of peat and vegetation, but the carbon is released back to the atmosphere if the peatland is damaged.
The National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022 sets out how raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed, conserved and restored and also how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed. It is intended to restore all designated raised bogs within 3 cycles, with the first cycle operating for the duration of the current Management Plan. Work on this programme has already begun with a €5.4m project ‘The Living Bog’ which is co-funded by the EU LIFE 2014-2020 programme.
