AIE request 054-2023
26th September 2018, hearing to hear the Appeal of [redacted] against the inclusion of lands in Lough Corrib
SAC (Site Code: 000297)
Members of Board redacted apart from the following:
Maryellen Sacco Power, Secretary
Rebecca Teasdale, Conservation Ranger, NPWS
“Board is advisory in capacity and makes a recommendation to the Minister on an ecological and scientific basis and that they are
unable to consider planning permission or monetary value”
“The Secretary pointed out that the Board have no say in planning permission and clarified that the recommendation would remain the same”
Lough Corrib SAC Appeals [all text redacted]
Letter to Minister [Redacted]
NPWS Report [redacted]
Map [Redacted]
Appendix 1: Lough Corrib cSAC appeal No.
Map scale: 1:15,000
Map [Redacted]
Appendix 2: Lough Corrib cSAC Appeal
Map Scale: 1:5,000
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Note
Chairman of DAAAB is Denis Daly
Appointment of Chairperson – Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board (DAAAB) for SACs and NHAs
Date Released: Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Heather Humphreys, T.D. Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has appointed Mr. Denis Daly as Chairperson for the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board (DAAAB) for SACs and NHAs following an assessment of applications received for the recently advertised position.
The DAAAB makes recommendations to the Minister in cases where landowners/users object to the inclusion of their land in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) or Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs). It is independent of the Department and reports directly to the Minister. The DAAAB was previously Chaired by Mr. Sean Duignan who retired from the position.
Mr. Daly was selected from a list of applicants assessed using the following criteria: candidate’s background, communication skills, experience as a Chairperson, availability and any conflicts of interest that might arise.
From Kiskeam in North Cork, Denis Daly is a practising barrister.
DAAAB Board
The Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board (DAAAB) is comprised of:-
A Chairperson: Mr Denis Daly for appeals against Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Natural
Heritage Areas (NHAs)
or
Ms Ciana Campbell for appeals against Special Protection Areas (SPAs) – and a representative
balance of the competing interests involved which are as follows :-
Two people will participate from each of the following panels;
- Landowners/Users Panel: as represented by the Irish Farmers Association, the Irish
Creamery Milk Suppliers Association and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation - Conservation Organisations Panel: Nominated by the Environmental Pillar, drawn from
organisations participating in the Pillar. Frequent representatives are from organisations
such as BirdWatch Ireland, Coastwatch Ireland and the Irish Peatland Conservation Council.
A quorum consists of the Chairperson and two Advisory Board nominees, one member should be
from each of the aforementioned Panels.
The actual Board members who will be present at a specific appeal would be confirmed when the
details and nature of the appeal(s) are known and the hearing is being scheduled. Considerations
would be given to the type of land under appeal, availability of individual Board members, the
appellants, their ecologists and the number of appeals being heard at each meeting.
Notes, supplied outside AIE Regs
The only permanent members of the DAAAB are the chairpersons.
The landowners/users panel has been represented by the IFA and ICMSA for a number of years, the persons representing can change depending on availability and their organisations nomination. The most recent nominations were Pat Dunne, Eamonn Nee and Tom Turley from IFA and Denis Drennan, Patrick Rohan and John O’Donnell from the ICMSA.
The Conservation panel of the board is nominated by the IEN depending on the appeal being considered. The IEN have nominated people from Birdwatch Ireland, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and Coastwatch Ireland within the last few years.
Regular nominations by the Environmental Pillar have been Ralph Sheppard and John Cromie from Birdwatch Ireland, Karin Dubsky from Coastwatch and Tristram Whyte from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council.
None of these people are full members of the Board and attendance would be based on availability, the area under appeal and nomination by the Environmental Pillar.
Fintan Kelly, Alex Copeland, Ralph Sheppard, Karin Dubsky, Tristram Whyte and John Cromie have all been nominated by the IEN in the years 2017 to date.
Notes
Eamonn Nee, Galway IFA Hill Farming Chairman
Pat Dunne, IFA Hill Committee Chairman
Tom Turley, IFA Connacht regional chair
Denis Drennan, ICMSA Deputy President
Patrick Rohan, ICMSA’s Farm and Rural Affairs Committee, non-executive director of Kerry Group
Karin Dubsky, marine ecologist, co-founder of Coastwatch Europe,
Part 4. Of AIE-054/23
Details of the number of appeals heard by the Board and the outcome of each appeal from 2017 to 2023 (to date), to include details of the area that was subject to appeal.
The following are the number of appeals heard by the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Appeals Board (DAAAB), the outcomes of those appeals and area from 2017 to date.
In 2017:
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of SPA 004039.
Two successful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
One appeal which was withdrawn in respect of SPA 004181.
One was unsuccessful and three were partially successful in respect of SAC 001625.
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of SAC 000709.
Five unsuccessful and four partially successful appeals in respect of SAC 000297.
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of NHA 000122.
In 2018:
One Partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002431.
Two partially successful and one appeal withdrawn in respect of SAC 000297.
One partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002364.
One successful, seven partially successful and three unsuccessful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
2019:
One successful and three unsuccessful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
One successful appeal in respect of SAC 000297.
One partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002364.
2020: No appeals heard by the Board.
2021: two partially successful appeals in respect of SAC 002158.
2022: No appeals heard by the Board.
2023: No appeals heard by the Board to date.
Links to relevant sites on NPWS website
2017:
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of SPA 004039.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004039
Two successful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004149
One appeal which was withdrawn in respect of SPA 004181.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004181
One was unsuccessful and three were partially successful in respect of SAC 001625.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001625
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of SAC 000709.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000709
Five unsuccessful and four partially successful appeals in respect of SAC 000297.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297
One unsuccessful appeal in respect of NHA 000122.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/000122
2018:
One Partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002431.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/002431
Two partially successful and one appeal withdrawn in respect of SAC 000297.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297
One partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002364.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/002364
One successful, seven partially successful and three unsuccessful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004149
2019:
One successful and three unsuccessful appeals in respect of SPA 004149.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004149
One successful appeal in respect of SAC 000297.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297
One partially successful appeal in respect of NHA 002364.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/002364
2021:
Two partially successful appeals in respect of SAC 002158.
https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002158