Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
905. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Coastal Change Management Strategy steering group will report on its initial findings and recommendations given that the group was due to report within six months of its foundation in September 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/23]
View answerThe Government established an Inter-Departmental Group on National Coastal Change Management Strategy to scope out an approach for the development of a national co-ordinated and integrated strategy to manage the projected impact of coastal change to our coastal communities. The Inter-Departmental Group is jointly chaired by my Department and the OPW and is supported by a Technical Working Group.
The scoping report on Managing Coastal Change has now been finalised and will be submitted to Government for consideration and approval shortly, and this will include publication of the report. It should be noted, however, that the preparation of the scoping report does not preclude the application for or approval of permission for coastal zone defence projects.
