Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 22 February 2018, the status of the investigation into the compliance with EIA agriculture regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An authorised officer of my Department met with the land owner on site on the 2^ndFebruary 2018. The uprooting and clearance of trees was investigated and replanting will not be required.

A further investigation with regard to compliance with the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations, which came into force on 8^thSeptember 2011 was also carried out by my Department. An EIA screening application under these regulations had not been carried out by the owner. Details of the mitigating works to be undertaken to offset the site clearance have been issued and the works must be completed by the end of May, 2018.

The issue will be resolved when these mitigating works are carried out to the satisfaction of my Department.