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Responses to AIE
1. Any materials, protocols and/or references considered by the EPA when assessing the suitability of financial instruments such as Insurance policies in place of sureties and/or cash bonds when deciding on appropriate provision for licenced facilities in relation to CRAMP and ELRA.
All EPA guidance documents are available at Financial provision for environmental liabilities | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie). The 2015 guidance document Guidance on Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities is probably most relevant to the request.
2. List of all facilities in the State upon which the EPA has made calls on financial provision in respect of CRAMP and/or ELRA in respect of licenced facilities in the period 1 January 2010 to date.
The EPA has made no calls on financial provision put in place by licensees in the period January 2010 to date.
3. In respect of No. 2, please indicate the nature of the call made i.e. what type of financial instrument did the EPA have recourse to.
Not applicable because the EPA has made no calls on financial provision put in place by licensees in the period January 2010 to date.
4. In respect of any Insurance policies which the EPA have had recourse to under No. 3 above, please indicate any instances in which a call was made in respect of an Insurance policy and same was not met by the Insurer concerned.
Not applicable because the EPA has made no calls on financial provision put in place by licensees in the period January 2010 to date.
5. Any analysis or reports conducted by or on behalf of the EPA on the risk of failure of financial liability instruments when called upon.”
Not applicable because the EPA has made no calls on financial provision put in place by licensees in the period January 2010 to date.
