Cork Wastewater Strategy
The aim of the Cork Wastewater Strategy is to assess wastewater treatment and network infrastructure in the Cork Metropolitan Area to identify what future investment will be required in the medium and long term. The study will aim to identify sustainable wastewater management and treatment strategies and to develop a prioritised options list for the project horizon of 2030, 2055 and 2080.
The principals of the Cork Wastewater Strategy are to;
- Support the future development of the Cork Metropolitan Area by providing the necessary capacity in wastewater drainage, management and treatment systems.
- Enhance and protect the environment through effective wastewater management.
- Prioritise sustainable options for effective wastewater management that deliver multiple benefits.
Identify key strategic options that will provide the necessary capacity in drainage, management and wastewater treatment systems up to 2080.
Please find following our submission to the Uisce Éireann consultation on the 50 Year Cork Wastewater Strategy:
Consultation on updating the rules on nitrates
Amendment to the Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC as regards the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure.
Please find following our submission to the consultation on updating rules on the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure (RENURE):
Minister’s Review of Trawling Activity Inside the 6 Nautical Mile Zone
In accordance with the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is empowered to introduce measures for the purpose of protecting, conserving or allowing the sustainable exploitation of living marine aquatic species or the rational management of fisheries, in furtherance of national policy objectives and to comply with requirements of the Common Fisheries Policy or other international obligations.
A ban on sea-fishing boats over 18m in length overall from trawling in the waters inside the six nautical mile zone (0 – 6 nm zone) and baselines was previously introduced following a Public Consultation. This ban had a strong support base but fell on legal challenge. The Programme for Government, ‘Our Shared Future 2020’, sets out a commitment to “Ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing sea-fishing boats and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit”.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr. Charlie McConalogue, T.D., has launched a consultation process on a review of trawling activity inside the six nautical mile zone. The proposed options are:
- Option 1: No change to the status quo;
- Option 2: All sea-fishing boats excluded from pair trawling inside the six nautical mile zone and baselines;
- Option 3: All sea-fishing boats over 18m in length overall excluded from trawling inside the six nautical mile zone and baselines;
- Option 4: All sea-fishing boats over 15m in length overall excluded from trawling inside the six nautical mile zone and baselines.
Other possible options may arise during consultation for consideration. This consultation is taking place without prejudice.
Please find following our submission to the consultation on Trawling within the 6 Nautical Mile Zone and for Irish boats inside the baselines:
Stakeholder Forum on the Sensitivity Analysis of the Celtic Sea
The ecological sensitivity analysis of the Celtic Sea is being carried out in order to identify, where possible, suitable areas within which MPAs might be merited in the future under forthcoming legislation and associated processes. The work is also intended to inform future maritime management decisions in the region as relevant, including the spatial planning of sectoral activity, particularly relating to Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE).
Please find following our submission to the Stakeholder Forum on the Sensitivity Analysis of the Celtic Sea:
Public Consultation on the Draft Tree Strategy (Cork City)
The Draft Tree Strategy provides baseline data related to existing trees in the city, and it sets out 13 internal policies and 33 actions that Cork City Council intends to carry out over the next five years relating to public tree management, retaining existing trees, and planting new trees. The strategy recognises the importance of collaboration and working together as a community to plant, care for, and manage trees in our city.
Please find following our submission to the draft Tree Strategy: