Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 June 2013
150. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if quarries which are currently operational will continue to operate during the substitute consent process contained within the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28362/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraQuarries which are required to apply for substitute consent, either following a confirmation by An Bord Pleanála of a decision of a planning authority in this regard or in a case where the quarry owner or operator did not refer the planning authority decision to the Board for a review, have been subject to a determination that environmental impact assessment (including screening) or appropriate assessment should have been carried out but were not carried out. Accordingly, it is considered that the continuation of extraction in such a quarry during the period in which the substitute consent application is being made would not be in compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive or the Habitats Directive, as appropriate.
