Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [16362/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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To date, my Department has not carried out strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) of any plans or programmes. While aware of its obligations, it has not, to date, identified plans or programmes which would require such assessment under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004.

The implementation of SEAs in the State Agencies is an operational matter for the Agencies.