Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
198. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide copies of the environmental appropriate assessment and the environmental impact assessment reports for the original ten year foreshore lease granted to the Marine Institute in 2006 for the wave energy test site in Spiddal, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/16]
View answerIn 2006, the then Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources was responsible for the regulation of the foreshore under the 1933 Foreshore Act. The application for the original 10 year lease was processed by that Department.
Following a search of the foreshore records, my Department has not been able to locate the environmental assessment reports requested in respect of the granting of the 2006 lease. Therefore at this point in time, it is not possible to provide the information requested.
My Department will make further enquires to include the Departments who held responsibility for the foreshore function at the time of the original application in 2005 and will subsequently contact the Deputy on the outcome of these further searches.
