720. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appeals received by the Peatlands Council since it started to accept bog compensation appeal cases; the number on hand; the number decided; the average time taken to decide on each case; the longest period for a case to be decided; the date received of the five longest waiting appeals; the number of times that the Council has held a meeting to assess these appeals; the dates of such meetings; her views that justice delayed is justice denied, particularly given the comments of Mr Justice Quirke that turf cutters have not been treated in a fair or responsible manner by those involved in implementing the European Union Habitats Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36080/15]

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720. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appeals received by the Peatlands Council since it started to accept bog compensation appeal cases; the number on hand; the number decided; the average time taken to decide on each case; the longest period for a case to be decided; the date received of the five longest waiting appeals; the number of times that the Council has held a meeting to assess these appeals; the dates of such meetings; her views that justice delayed is justice denied, particularly given the comments of Mr Justice Quirke that turf cutters have not been treated in a fair or responsible manner by those involved in implementing the European Union Habitats Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36080/15]

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