Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Foreshore Licence Applications
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of all ocean energy related foreshore lease and foreshore licence applications from 2000 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10082/17]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table details applications for all offshore renewable projects for the period in question:
| Project | Resource Type | Date of Receipt | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arklow-Banks Wicklow | Wind | 29 June 2001 | Lease Granted |
| Codling-1-Banks Wicklow | Wind | 30 September 2002 | Lease Granted |
| Oriel Louth | Wind | 19 February 2007 | Lease Application on hold |
| FST Sceirde Galway | Wind | 15 May 2008 | Lease Application on hold |
| Codling-II-Banks Wicklow | Wind | 25 March 2009 | Lease Application on hold |
| Kish-Banks Dublin/Wicklow | Wind | 02 June 2009 | Lease Application on hold |
| Bray-Banks Wicklow | Wind | 02 June 2009 | Lease Application on hold |
| Gaelectric Louth/Meath (Investigation) | Wind | 20 June 2011 | Site Investigation Ministerial Approval |
| Marine.Institute Smartbay Galway | Wave | 10 January 2005 | Lease Granted |
| Pandion Ocean Energy Ltd. (Investigation) Mayo | Wave | September 2009 | Site Investigation Consultation |
| Westwave Clare (Investigation) | Wave | 04 March 2011 | Site Investigation licence Granted |
| Westwave Mayo (Investigation) | Wave | 04 March 2011 | Site Investigation licence Granted |
| SEAI-AMETS Mayo | Wave | 23 December 2011 | Lease Granted |
| CETO Wave Energy Ireland Ltd. (Investigation) Clare | Wave | 1 June 2012 | Licence Granted |
| Marine.Institute Smartbay(cabling) Galway | Wave | 29 April 2013 | Licence Granted |
| Irish Wave Energy Developers.Assoc. (Investigation) Mayo | Wave | 27 November 2015 | Application MLVC Assessment Completed |
| Marine. Institute Smartbay (1 year lease extension) Galway | Wave | 01 March 2016 | Lease Granted |
| Marine.Institute Smartbay (lease.application) Galway | Wave/Wind/ Tidal | 12 February 2016 | Application MLVC Assessment in Progress |
Consideration of foreshore applications for offshore energy developments, other than for site investigation works and Demonstration Projects, was placed on hold by my Department pending the publication of the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP). The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources published the OREDP in February 2014. All applications for offshore energy developments currently on hold in my Department will need to be reviewed in the context of the implementation of the plan and other relevant policy developments.
My Department’s position of not accepting new Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) applications other than those for site investigation and demonstration projects will remain in force for the foreseeable future.
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