Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all costs incurred in the processing of foreshore lease application (details supplied) made by SEAI for an offshore site in County Mayo including all public notifications, all public and prescribed bodies consultations, statutory assessment processes and reports in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The costs incurred by my Department, beyond the normal staffing administration costs for the processing of a particular application which are not itemised separately, are the legal costs associated with the drafting of the lease and the cost associated with the statutory requirement to publish the Notice of Determination for the foreshore lease in Iris Oifigiuil.

The legal costs incurred in the preparation of the foreshore lease documents for this lease are being recouped from Sustainable Energy Authority Of Ireland (SEAI) and to date, my Department has recouped €43,154.39. The cost of the notice in Iris Oifigiuil was €305.00.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all costs incurred in legal representation fees involved in challenges to consenting decisions made by his Department relating to foreshore and land planning decisions in the lifetime of this Government to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not directly incur legal representation costs involved in defending challenges to foreshore consent decisions.Such costs are borne by the Chief State Solicitor's Office and accordingly, the information sought by the Deputy is not held by my Department.

My Department does not make decisions in relation to land planning consents. Decisions in relation to land planning applications are made by the Local Authorities and An Bord Pleanala.