Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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970. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has replied to queries from the Shared Environmental Services in the North of Ireland in relation to air modelling for the spreading of imported manure and organic fertiliser from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58151/25]

Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South-West, Fianna Fail)
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The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department has received a letter from the Shared Environmental Service in Northern Ireland seeking our views and guidance on specific matters relating to the impact of the spreading of agricultural litter and manure originating from Northern Ireland, on designated sites in the Republic of Ireland. The Shared Environmental Service is seeking clarification of their legal obligations in terms of assessing impacts in Ireland of such activities and inquiring to how such activities are regulated and assessed in Ireland.

A detailed response will issue as soon as all of the complex legal and technical issues raised are resolved. My Department has been in contact with colleagues in Northern Ireland and offered to meet with them to clarify any issues.