National Parks and Wildlife Service Investigations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Questions (138)

Clare Daly

Question:

138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of reports carried out by National Parks and Wildlife Service into the impact on wildlife of the Corrib gas project over the past five years. [51463/13]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The Corrib Partners submitted Environmental Impact Statements in support of their applications to construct the Corrib Gas Field Development. The Deputy will appreciate that the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is a statutory consultee under this process and has therefore been consulted on a number of occasions by my Department with respect to potential environmental impacts of the Corrib Gas Field Development. Observations and recommendations have been received by my Department from the NPWS, with regard inter alia to: Special Areas of Conservation; Marine Mammal Monitoring; Archaeological Monitoring; and Nature Conservation, including the Glenamoy Bog Complex, Sruwaddacon Bay, Blacksod/Broadhaven Bay and Special Protection Areas with regard to protected bird species. Recommendations made by NPWS have been incorporated in the conditions attaching to the Corrib consents.