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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Questions (163)

Seán Fleming

Question:

163. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding information received in respect of a complaint made in respect of agencies in his Department to the Petitions Commission in the EU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49209/21]

Written answers

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

Galway County Council, as the planning authority for the area concerned, is responsible for regulating the activities mentioned in the complaint as having an adverse impact on the freshwater pearl mussel.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department has conveyed its concerns around the issues raised in the complaint to the Council and is monitoring the situation, particularly in relation to the freshwater pearl mussel population in the river.