392. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the cessation of turf cutting compensation schemes as the payment period concludes for many applicants; if a replacement support is being considered; if so, the details of any such support or supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/26]
Topics / Turbary Rights
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTurbary Rights
5 questions from 4 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 19 February 2026.
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158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the situation whereby active turbary/turf-cutting areas on commonage lands were incorrectly mapped or missed entirely during the first ACRES scoring survey; if he will instruct his Department to amend the maps to correctly reflect the evidence on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66684/25…
546. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to extend the cessation of the turf cutting compensation scheme beyond the current timeline; the rationale for any decision taken; and if consideration will be given to those still impacted by the cessation of cutting on designated lands. [38661/25]
1283. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether turbary rights are assigned to a property with a dwelling house or to land without a dwelling house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11955/25]
1284. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in a case where turbary rights are linked to a dwelling house, the person or body that validates that there is a dwelling house attached to the turbary rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/25]