Rose Conway-Walsh
Ceist:932. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the SAC land designated in each county in tabular form. [12292/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
932. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the SAC land designated in each county in tabular form. [12292/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra933. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total of SPA land designated in each county in tabular form. [12293/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra934. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the land area in each county with a Natura 2000 land designation in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12294/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 932 to 934, inclusive, together.
Ireland has identified and protected 439 sites which have been designated or proposed for designation as special areas of conservation and 154 sites as special protection areas. These comprise the Natura 2000 network in Ireland.
The Natura 2000 network comprises land designated or proposed for designation as both an SAC and an SPA and these areas can overlap. The network by county is set out in the following table:
COUNTY |
Terrestrial SAC Area (ha) |
Terrestrial SPA Area (ha) |
Carlow |
4,418.62 |
0.00 |
Cavan |
11,825.05 |
3,149.68 |
Clare |
38,308.04 |
30,526.55 |
Cork |
23,875.53 |
26,383.69 |
Donegal |
84,982.74 |
47,179.26 |
Dublin |
3,862.00 |
2,262.34 |
Galway |
129,527.72 |
75,872.08 |
Kerry |
119,222.89 |
46,123.98 |
Kildare |
1,722.45 |
30.41 |
Kilkenny |
4,281.71 |
262.09 |
Laois |
6,433.51 |
15,225.27 |
Leitrim |
17,833.85 |
632.21 |
Limerick |
6,001.94 |
23,286.96 |
Longford |
5,986.10 |
5,369.42 |
Louth |
3,873.49 |
755.30 |
Mayo |
124,326.28 |
46,866.10 |
Meath |
2,425.75 |
1,094.27 |
Monaghan |
56.81 |
3,448.74 |
Offaly |
6,452.77 |
9,622.80 |
Roscommon |
13,599.66 |
9,817.81 |
Sligo |
25,144.27 |
4,488.40 |
Tipperary |
14,514.25 |
18,138.43 |
Waterford |
10,314.74 |
2,492.39 |
Westmeath |
9,483.43 |
9,281.51 |
Wexford |
6,599.73 |
4,140.61 |
Wicklow |
32,662.12 |
31,263.07 |