Planning Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Questions (215)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

215. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the assessment on the imperative reasons of overriding public interest planning for Galway Port recommended by An Bord Pleanála to him and referred by him to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of a statutory process for consideration and recommendation will be completed and a response issued to his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35605/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Following the Government Decision on the transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions last week, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media no longer has a role in this matter.

The assessment on the imperative reasons of overriding public interest will be completed in tandem with the provision of advice as to whether the compensatory measures proposed by the developer are sufficient to ensure that the overall coherence of the Natura 2000 network is protected. Both are under consideration within my Department, and advice will be provided as soon as is feasible.