Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date. [16360/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The exploration round for the offshore Slyne/Erris/Donegal area, which was announced by me on 25 January 2006 is being treated as a plan under the aforesaid Regulations and a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is being prepared.

The final Environmental Report is due to be completed within the next month. There are no other Plans or Programmes which have been identified by my Department as requiring an SEA.

In relation to State Agencies under the aegis of the Department, the identification of Plans and Programmes requiring the preparation of an SEA and their subsequent completion, is a day to day matter for the bodies concerned in which I do not have a function.