In order to comply with Ireland’s obligations under the Water Framework Directive, and as signalled in the River Basin Management Plan published in April 2018, the Government recently approved a General Scheme of a Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill, which will introduce risk-based controls over the abstraction of water.
A six-week public consultation on a draft General Scheme of the Bill was held in late 2018. A total of 28 submissions were received, including one from an individual. The 27 organisations who made submissions are listed in the table below.
These submissions informed the development of a revised General Scheme of the Bill, which was aproved by Government on 29 September 2020 and is now available on my Department's website at https://www.housing.gov.ie/water/water-quality/general-scheme-water-environment-abstractions-bill-2020.
Given that the General Scheme has now been approved, it is my intention to make the submissions received available on my Department's website in the coming days.
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Organisations
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1
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Dingle Hub (Brendan Tuohy)
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2
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Cavan County Council
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3
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ESB
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4
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CCMA
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5
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Irish Wildlife Trust
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6
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Nautilus Data Technologies Ltd
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7
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
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8
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Meath County Council
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9
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An Forum Uisce
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10
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DCCAE
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11
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National Federation of Group Water Schemes
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12
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SLR Consulting
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13
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Irish Hydro Power Association (IHPA)
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14
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Irish Concrete Federation
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15
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River Shannon Protection Alliance (RSPA)
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16
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Roadstone Ltd
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17
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Irish Water
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18
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Ibec
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19
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IWAI
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20
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ESB GT
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21
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IFA
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22
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Kerry County Council
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23
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An Taisce
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24
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Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
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25
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Enterprise Ireland
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26
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Waterways Ireland
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27
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SWAN
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