Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update on the proposed review of foreshore legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37424/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Work is well underway in my Department to modernise the foreshore consent regime and integrate it within the wider planning system. This includes preparatory work towards the necessary legislative changes, and assessment of the requirements for the development of a Marine Spatial Plan.

Short-term administrative and regulatory measures are also being introduced to improve the throughput of foreshore applications. In this context, my Department has also been working with the Department of Finance on a business process improvement exercise in the foreshore area. This process has been completed and the recommended actions are now being implemented.