913. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that ancient raths also known as ringforts or fairy forts will not be considered as areas for nature under the new iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy despite their eminent suitability for nature preservation; the examination that was conducted into the potential impact of this decision on the survival of the remaining raths given the intensified destruction that has already wiped out half of the 60,000 raths in the past few decades; and if he has discussed, or will discuss the matter with the Minister of State with special responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, the Minister of State with special responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity or with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media given the importance of raths to heritage, land use, biodiversity, tourism and culture with a view to reconsidering this decision. [17676/22]

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913. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that ancient raths also known as ringforts or fairy forts will not be considered as areas for nature under the new iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy despite their eminent suitability for nature preservation; the examination that was conducted into the potential impact of this decision on the survival of the remaining raths given the intensified destruction that has already wiped out half of the 60,000 raths in the past few decades; and if he has discussed, or will discuss the matter with the Minister of State with special responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, the Minister of State with special responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity or with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media given the importance of raths to heritage, land use, biodiversity, tourism and culture with a view to reconsidering this decision. [17676/22]

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