AIE
OES AIE 2023 01
Under the AIE Regs to request a list of intensive agricultural sites that have been notified to the EPA by Local Authorities, which are below the stocking threshold for EPA licencing, to include the date first notified to EPA, and the general reasons for notification
For the purposes of this AIE please consider the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 YTD
AIE/23/085 Appealed to OCEI
Register of cattle herds with over 500 cattle per head, to include the herd number and location of each cattle farm
AAIE/23/050 Appealed to OCEI
Herd number and location of derogation farms in the Electoral District of Dripsey, Cork in 2021
AIE 23075 Internal Review
Register of poultry flocks with over 10000 / 40000 birds
AAIE/23/074 Internal Review
Pig farms with over 1000 pigs
Planning application details ref: 22991 Mayo County Council
https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22991/0
Planning application details ref: 2361 Mayo County Council
https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361/0
The installation of a 392 cubic meter above ground tank to store fully treated effluent prior to final discharge to Dalgan River, together with all ancillary site works and services. The proposed tank is an addition/extension to the existing tank storage facility previously approved (planning ref P21/859). The development relates to a current Industrial Emissions licence (Ref: P0831-02)
Planning application details ref: 221074 Mayo County Council
https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/221074/0
Intensification of production of broiler chickens from 100,000 to 112,000 birds at the existing facility and within the existing four broiler chicken houses, including all ancillary site works and services
Planning application details ref: 20979 Mayo County Council
https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20979/0
THE LAYING OF A 150MM DIAMETER UNDERGROUND DISCHARGE PIPE 3.5KM IN LENGTH FROM EXISTING FACTORY IN KNOCKAUNACAT TO PROPOSED OUTFALL AT THE GWEESTION STREAM ANNAGH PASSING THROUGH TOWNLANDS OF KNOCKAUNACAT, DERRYMORE, ERRIFF, ISLAND AND ANNAGH, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES
AIE 23/075
Request under AIE Regs was:
A register of poultry flocks with:
– over 10000 birds (approx 700 farms)
– over 40000 birds (approx 250 farms)
records to include the flock number and location
Requested internal review on refusal by DAFM to release flock numbers and locations
Note: Anyone who owns or keeps poultry must by law register the site where the poultry is kept with the Department (Control on Places where Poultry are Kept Regulations 2014, S.I. 114 of 2014)
Site address, latitude and longitude
Herd numbers
Proposed / updated number of poultry on premises
Number of poultry houses on site
Does the flock have outdoor access?
Name and address of the person/business poultry was sourced from (only most recent source)
Quantity of each bird type in the flock
EPA prosecutes Western Brand Group Limited (P0831-01)
On 30th January 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency prosecuted Western Brand Group Limited (P0831-01) at Castlebar District Court,
The company pleaded guilty to 8 Charges:
Judge Keane, having heard the evidence, convicted the company on the above charges.
Judge Keane imposed fines of €8,000 (€1,000 per charge) and costs were also awarded.
EPA NO. P1167-01
DAFM maintains a register of poultry premises in this jurisdiction on its Animal Health Computer System.
It is estimated that the Republic of Ireland has a total poultry population of approximately 31.5 million birds according to this register.
Based on the 2019 poultry census there are over 7,000 active poultry holdings registered with DAFM.
Of these over 1300 keep greater than 1,000 birds, approximately 700 report capacity for over 10,000 birds and of these over 250 holdings have capacity for greater than 40,000 birds.
In Northern Ireland, there are a further 790 poultry holdings registered with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), with a population of approximately 24.8 million birds.
Of these holdings 403 keep greater than 1,000 birds, 377 of these holdings keep over 10,000 birds, approximately 131 of which keep great than 50,000 birds.
Species kept include chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds kept in a variety of different production systems.
https://datacatalogue.gov.ie/dataset/animal-health-computer-system-database
Source: numbers from 2022 cull tender
Plant slaughters/processing on average 750,000 chickens per week
The Western Brand facility currently discharges treated effluent, under an EPA licence, to a marsh area to the south east of the installation (Irish Grid Reference 145536 E, 279753 N).
In order to reduce risk to groundwater resources, the EPA has requested that the site cease discharging to groundwater and seek an alternative surface water discharge point.
Western Brand are proposing to construct a new treated effluent rising main pipeline from their existing WWTP discharge pump sump to a proposed outfall at the River Glore [Mayo] (also named Gweestion or Mannin River).
Pipe to Glore River (tributary of Moy)
Other EPA facilities nearby
AA required
IFI response
HSE response
Dept of Housing submission
Community submission
