Instead, measures on raised bogs were carried out that still included some of the targeted species, but with a completely new set of habitats and project sites.
Madam President, I would like to say a few words on the implementation of the Habitats Directive in Ireland, with particular reference to turf-cutting on raised bogs.
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This situation has arisen because of the unrestricted industrial and commercial turf-cutting right across the EU, which has resulted in virtually all of Europe's raised bogs being destroyed.
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(5) in Raised Bogs and Mires and Fens, after point 54.3: a new heading 'Aapa mires`, and under this new heading two points: '54.8, *Aapa mires` and '54.9, *Palsa mires`.
“The cupola of a raised bog,” says David Bellamy, “is in effect a gigantic drop of water held together by a matrix of dead, partly decayed plant remains, held intact by a living skin of peat.”
In this context, at national level there must be full compensation for the loss of turf-cutting rights, and flexible arrangements will have to be put in place so that we can balance the rights of owners against the need to conserve the raised bogs.
Is the Commission aware of a derogation granted by the Irish Government in 1999, permitting a 10-year continuation of turf cutting for domestic use on 32 raised bogs designated as Special Areas of Conservation and National Heritage Areas for the purposes of the Habitats Directive?