Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2013
145. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Clonshaugh waste disposal proposal and the environmental concerns of local residents. [42908/13]
View answerProposals for the North Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant/Orbital Sewer project, which was part of the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS), are included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning.
It is a matter for Fingal County Council to advance the further planning of the project. To date, the Council has engaged in a number of statutory and non-statutory consultation processes as planning for the project developed. The project will require planning permission and will be the subject of an Environmental Impact Assessment; it may also require a Foreshore licence all of which have a statutory public consultation element. These consultation processes provide an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the proposed project and to highlight any areas of concern.
