Written answers

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Foreshore Licences

9:00 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he proposes to bring forward legislation to overhaul the Foreshore Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18343/11]

Photo of Michael KittMichael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the delays in approving sewerage schemes because of difficulties in sanctioning pre-shore licences; his plans to improve this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18745/11]

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 443: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of foreshore licence applications that were granted from January to December of 2010 and from January to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18879/11]

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 444: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of foreshore licence applications received by his Department from January to December of 2010 and January to June of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18881/11]

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 407, 431, 443 and 444 together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 264 of 10 May 2011 in which I outlined the work that has been undertaken to improve the throughput of foreshore applications in my Department and to modernise the consent process involved. Work on the drafting of a General Scheme of a Bill to further improve the foreshore consent process is also progressing. It is intended that the Bill will, inter alia, integrate the foreshore consent process for major infrastructure projects within the strategic consent process operated by An Bord Pleanála, while the foreshore consent process for non-strategic infrastructure projects will be integrated within the wider planning consent process operated by the local authorities.

31 foreshores leases/licence applications were approved in 2010 following the transfer of functions into my Department with a further 31 applications decided to date in 2011; 30 leases/ licences have been executed.

27 foreshore lease/licence applications were received by my Department in 2010 with a further 31 received to date in 2011.

In accordance with the scheme of priorities for foreshore applications developed by my Department, all applications for a foreshore licence for sewerage schemes have been given a priority 1 status and are being progressed through the foreshore consent process on this basis.

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