Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 April 2012
89 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take steps, to have works carried out on the lands of a person (details supplied) which works were to be carried out as part of improvement works in 2011 to address the problem on this person’s land; if same can now be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21068/12]
View answerThe Office of Public Works could not undertake the required works in 2011 as planned, as it became aware that the area in question was located in a Special Area of Conservation.
The OPW is therefore required to obtain environmental consent from the National Parks and Wildlife Service before commencing the works. Arrangements are in train to secure the necessary consent, which involve the completion of an Appropriate Assessment into the environmental impacts of the proposed works, as required under the EU Habitats Directive.
This assessment is almost complete. The OPW plans to undertake the works this year, subject to the consent being granted.
