Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2170. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the information that is required from the applicant as part of an environmental impact assessment screening for boundary removal; if the length of hedgerow must be provided in the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41784/22]
View answerA screening application must be submitted to my Department where an individual intends to carry out works that exceed one of the thresholds or where sub-threshold triggers require screening apply as set out in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011 and 2017.
As part of the application for an EIA screening decision, the linear measurement of the field boundary proposed for removal must be indicated on the application form and a map clearly showing the location of the proposed works must also be submitted.
To facilitate a screening assessment my Department also requires a detailed breakdown of the nature and extent of the proposed works and the anticipated outcomes.
Where the application does not provide sufficient detail to allow a screening decision to be made, the applicant will be contacted and requested to provide greater clarity in order to allow my officials conduct a thorough assessment of the proposed works to determine whether the work can proceed or whether the applicant needs to make a full application for consent.
