240 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the method of selection of the Carnagopple/Gunnode bog at Mountbellew, Ballinasloe, County Galway for inclusion under the EU habitats directive 1992; the reason the bog was selected for inclusion; the person who carried out the on bog inspection; the date on which the inspection took place; the names of other bogs that were similarly investigated but were deemed to be ineligible for inclusion; the reason bog owners were not given a proper briefing on the way they could object to the inclusion of their bogs under the EU habitats directive 1992; the reason a number of other raised bogs in the area were not earmarked for inclusion in view of the poor quality of the turf contained therein; if his attention has been drawn to the outright opposition to the designation of this bog and others like it; if he will allow objections to be heard at an official appeals tribunal, public or private, before turf cutters are prohibited from cutting their 2009 crop of turf; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the economics of preventing people from cutting their turf is immeasurably greater than it was 16 years ago when the directive was introduced in view of the fact that a barrel of crude oil is now costing almost $150 a barrel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/08]

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240 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the method of selection of the Carnagopple/Gunnode bog at Mountbellew, Ballinasloe, County Galway for inclusion under the EU habitats directive 1992; the reason the bog was selected for inclusion; the person who carried out the on bog inspection; the date on which the inspection took place; the names of other bogs that were similarly investigated but were deemed to be ineligible for inclusion; the reason bog owners were not given a proper briefing on the way they could object to the inclusion of their bogs under the EU habitats directive 1992; the reason a number of other raised bogs in the area were not earmarked for inclusion in view of the poor quality of the turf contained therein; if his attention has been drawn to the outright opposition to the designation of this bog and others like it; if he will allow objections to be heard at an official appeals tribunal, public or private, before turf cutters are prohibited from cutting their 2009 crop of turf; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the economics of preventing people from cutting their turf is immeasurably greater than it was 16 years ago when the directive was introduced in view of the fact that a barrel of crude oil is now costing almost $150 a barrel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/08]

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