Upgrade to Carraroe treatment plant to be in place within year Irish Water has outlined its plans to tackle the presence of THMs, a chemical substance caused when treatment agents react with naturally occurring organic matter in untreated water, in the Carraroe area water supply. The new Water Utility outlined its plans today (Friday) to… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when designations were made in the Menlough and Mionlach area of Galway West in terms of extending the Lough Corrib Special Area of Conservation; if she will confirm which Minister undertook this extension; the date which it occurred; and if she will make a statement… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a process exists for the de-designation of an existing special area of conservation or natural heritage area; if such de-designations have taken place here; the legislation under which such designations of land as an SAC or NHA occurs; and if she will make a… Continue Reading
Spiddal Sewerage Scheme: The Spiddal Scheme is included on the Capital Investment Plan 2014 – 2016 as a Status B project, i.e. “Review Scope and Commence Construction. This means that it is in line to be advanced but subject to cost and scope review.A preliminary Report was previously prepared for the scheme which outlined various… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress on the new National Planning Framework which appears to be the proposed successor to the National Spatial Strategy; the way the new framework will achieve the principles of sustainable and regionally-balanced development; and when it is likely the framework will be published… Continue Reading