Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí brings together a suite of sites around the Dingle peninsula and nearby Kerry waters. Each of these sites has long been recognised individually as of outstanding importance, and the Páirc brings them together for the first time to be protected and celebrated collectively as a recognised National Park.

The location referred to is on the northern boundary of lands recently acquired at Inch. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department will assess all infrastructure currently in place across the different acquired properties in due course as part of the establishment of Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí, identifying any needs and developing a plan to address those.

The NPWS is currently prioritising engagement, which has begun on a preliminary basis with local stakeholders, including the farming and fishing community and local community organisations, as a prelude to a wider formal consultation on the future management of the Páirc.