Telecommunications Infrastructure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Ceisteanna (1944)

Catherine Connolly

Ceist:

1944. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the pre-lay grapnel and route clearance operations along the route of the proposed sub-sea fibre optic cable system (details supplied) that is expected to be carried out from 31 May 2022 until 10 June 2022, as detailed in the Marine Notice 30 of 2022 issued by the Department of Transport; if his Department has been consulted regarding the activities in question; if so, the observations that his Department made regarding the activities at issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28959/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a Statutory Consultee under the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended). The consenting authority in this instance is the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH). The DHLGH consulted with this Department, requesting comments and observations, on 21 June 2021. This Department advised, on 27 September 2021, that it had no comment or observations to make on the application. A similar response issued to the DHLGH on the 22 March 2022, following a further request for comments relating to an Appropriate Assessment.