Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Clonshaugh waste disposal proposal and the environmental concerns of local residents. [42908/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Proposals for the North Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant/Orbital Sewer project, which was part of the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS), are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning.

It is a matter for Fingal County Council to advance the further planning of the project. To date, the Council has engaged in a number of statutory and non-statutory consultation processes as planning for the project developed. The project will require planning permission and will be the subject of an Environmental Impact Assessment; it may also require a Foreshore licence all of which have a statutory public consultation element. These consultation processes provide an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the proposed project and to highlight any areas of concern.