Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has this week provided an update in Dáil Éireann on the compensation scheme managed by his Department for turf cutters affected by the cessation of cutting on 53 Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) raised bogs.
The figures show that 2,883 applications for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme have so far been received and acknowledged by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
A total of 4,273 payments and 442 deliveries of turf have been made in respect of the applications received. In addition, 1,050 once-off incentive payments of €500 have been made to applicants who have signed and returned legal agreements under the scheme.
Details of the expenditure under the scheme to date by county are set out in the table below. This expenditure is comprised of the amount 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.
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 €6,000
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 €1,669,412
000297 Lough Corrib Galway/
Mayo €387,010
000382 Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog Kerry
002351 Moanveanlagh Bog Kerry €70,824
000391 Ballynafagh Bog Kildare
002331 Mouds Bog Kildare €449,464
000440 Lough Ree Roscommon/ Longford/ Westmeath €830,997
000497 Flughany Bog Mayo/
Sligo €45,144
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 €346,188
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 €1,387,617
000641 Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog Tipperary
000647 Kilcarren-Firville Bog Tipperary
002353 Redwood Bog Tipperary €310,652
000679 Garriskil Bog Westmeath
002336 Carn Park Bog Westmeath
002337 Crosswood Bog Westmeath €329,232
001818 Lough Forbes Complex Roscommon/ Longford €7,518
002110 Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog Galway/ Roscommon €276,528
002298 River Moy Mayo/ Roscommon/ Sligo €89,500
002332 Coolrain Bog Laois
002333 Knockacoller Bog Laois €280,991
002340 Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs Meath/ Westmeath
002342 Mount Hevey Bog Meath/ Westmeath €372,017
002341 Ardagullion Bog Longford
002346 Brown Bog Longford
002348 Clooneen Bog Longford €121,284
002343 Tullaher Lough and Bog Clare €542,491