Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2018
641. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the information and relevant documentation supporting the environmental impact statement screening determination that an EIS is not required for the proposed project in the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn order to determine whether proposed works are of a class that would require a mandatory Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive, my Department, as the Competent Authority, is required to undertake an EIA Screening. The EIA Screening Report for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site (FS006566) can be viewed on my Department's website under the Determination subfolder by selecting the following application link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/foreshore-applications/application-documents/mlvc_report_-_appendix_a_-_eis_screening_document.pdf. As set out in the screening report, the application documentation together with related submissions were taken into account in the determination decision.
