Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
1257. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with the landowner and the various stakeholders regarding a management plan for SPA and SAC the Gearagh, County Cork; the status of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3603/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt the request of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) completed and published detailed site-specific conservation objectives for the Gearagh SAC (000108) in September 2016.
A management plan scoping exercise was undertaken by ESB International on behalf of the ESB (who are the main landowner) in 2016/2017. The NPWS took part in the stakeholder group that contributed to the report produced as a result of that exercise.
