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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Questions (139)

Anne Ferris

Question:

139. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the names, technical qualifications and method of appointment of the individual members of the marine licence vetting committee that assessed the environmental impact assessment for the Codling 1 offshore wind park project for which a foreshore lease was granted in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10662/15]

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The Marine Licence Vetting Committee (MLVC) is a multi-disciplinary standing committee which has provided scientific, technical and engineering advice on applications for foreshore consent for the past three decades. The MLVC is chaired by the Marine Institute and draws together officials with scientific, technical and engineering expertise from a range of Government Departments and agencies.

For the purposes of assessing the Codling I foreshore lease application, the MLVC comprised members from the Marine Institute, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Marine Survey Office, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the then Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Other than members of the MLVC, the following bodies were consulted in relation to the Codling I foreshore lease application:

- National Parks and Wildlife Service

- Irish Coast Guard

- Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

- Commissioners of Irish Lights

- Bird Watch Ireland

- Geological Survey of Ireland

- Bord Iascaigh Mhara

- Eastern Regional Fisheries Board

- Health & Safety Authority

- Environmental Protection Agency

- Office of Public Works

- Wicklow County Council

- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

- Dublin City Council

- An Taisce

- Bord Failte

- The Heritage Council

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