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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask the Chief Executive in relation to the Biodiversity and other studies at Rathcoole Woodlands, will these studies be done at one point in time, or will they be seasonal - 2/3/4 seasons, or monthly over a year, and which ones are what? We want to know how comprehensive they are from a time perspective."

REPLY:

The first step in the process is to have a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) report carried out. The PEA report will help determine the scope, timing and need for an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA).  The PEA report is due to be carried out in Q1 2020.

The PEA/EcIA will in turn help inform the need for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under Section 172 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in terms of (inter alia) whether the proposed development is likely to have a significant effect on the environment with reference to Schedule 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended).