Written answers
Wednesday, 9 November 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Environmental Policy
8:00 pm
Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there are strategic environmental assessment reports for the offshore waters off Ireland and in particular the Corrib and Kinsale gas fields. [33393/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The legislation on strategic environmental assessments, SEAs, has only recently come into force. The Kinsale Head gas field started production in 1978 and pre-dates the legislation. The Corrib field also pre-dates the legislation but was obliged, as part of its plan of development, to be subjected to an environmental impact study, EIS.
My Department intends to carry out an SEA in respect of the Slyne-Erris-Donegal licensing round which closes in March 2006.
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