National Parks and Wildlife Service

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Questions (699)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

699. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the nature conservation unit of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, declined to participate in the marine licence vetting committee assessing the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site in An Spidéal, County Galway (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19510/17]

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Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

As outlined in reply to previous questions, my Department provided observations on this application and I am satisfied that these observations were appropriate. For this reason, and given constraints of staffing resources, my Department was unable to attend the meeting referred to.