Bord na Móna turbary prices

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The Minister said Bord na Móna’s average price was not readily available; Enright estimated £40–£60 per acre and argued low prices were delaying acquisitions and might require a change in law.

John F. Donnellan Mr. Donnellan Fine Gael

asked the Minister or Industry, Commerce and Energy the average price that Bord na Móna have paid for turbary bog over the past year.

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Ray Burke Mr. R. Burke Fianna Fáil

I am informed that this information is not readily available and that its extraction from the records of Bord na Móna would involve an undue expenditure of time and money.

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Tom Enright Mr. Enright Fine Gael

I can tell the Minister of state the answer.

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Ray Burke Mr. R. Burke Fianna Fáil

I am always willing to learn.

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Tom Enright Mr. Enright Fine Gael

It is £40 to £60 per acre. would like to ask the Minister——

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Joseph Brennan An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

That is not in order.

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Tom Enright Mr. Enright Fine Gael

This is a serious question which arises out of Bord na Móna's third development programme. Is it not a fact that most farmers are objecting to the price Bord na Móna are paying? This results in long delays in the acquisition of bogs for this programme. Does the Minister of State not agree that this is seriously impairing the work of Bord na Móna and needs a change in the law to enable them to pay for suitable bog land?

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Ray Burke Mr. R. Burke Fianna Fáil

I am not in a position to comment on that in view of my original answer.

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