Case 190/23: Illegal tree felling for windfarm development (Arderroo Windfarm Ltd)

Case 190/23 / AIR 8 23 – relates to windfarm development

AIF for TFL00938523

Windfarm road was built prior to the felling licence been issued

General Felling Licence application from Coillte in respect of lands at Garvagh Glebe, Co Leitrim – Peatslides and Windfarms

Internal review AAIE/23/227

Result of the internal review of this decision

As you will be aware from the acknowledgement of your request for an internal review, I was assigned to review your request. I made a decision on your review request on 25/04/2023. Having reviewed this request, and having identified 8 records which relate to it, I have decided that you should be granted access to all of the records, and I annul the original decision accordingly.

Notes on landslide

AIE Request: Coastal Concern Alliance to Dept of Housing on Sandbank Surveys, Habitats and Designations

Note: Good summary of the issues involved by IWT is at https://iwt.ie/dodgy-dealings-under-the-sea/

Habitat mapping as part of the MESH Programme; Ground truth area surveyed by Celtic Voyager

2004

Survey Data Analysis for Hemptons Turbot Bank

2006

This document reviews the approach of analysing multibeam bathymetric and backscatter data for habitat classification using
grab samples and video footage for groundtruthing over an area called Hamptons Turbot Banks, a series of sand waves off the north coast of Ireland.

Marine Surveys of Two Irish Sandbank cSACs

2007

Long Bank and Holdens Bank

Ballybunnion Bank and Turbot Bank

Benthic surveys of sandbanks in the Irish Sea

2007

Analysis of samples from the Hempton Turbot Bank

Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd was contracted by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) to carry out the analysis of benthic samples collected in 2005 from the RV Celtic Explorer as part of the MESH sampling schedule. The samples in question were taken from the Hempton Turbot sandbank off the Co. Donegal coast.

Actions arising from Marine biogeogrpahic process

Note CCA mentioned

Conclusions Marine Biogeographic Commission meeting 2009

Internal note on prep for designation

A benthic survey of sandbank features in the Irish Sea A biological survey of the Bray, Money-weights and Lucifer Banks
July 2010

Marine sandbank designations Maps

Sandbanks summary justification 2011 (revised)

Memo: Prep work and finalising marine designations

Note to Principal Officer re Sandbank Designations

Coordinates of potential designations

Note to Minister requesting approval to designate new Marine Special Areas of Conservation and addcerta in qualifying interests to some existing sites

An Update on Marine Special Areas of Conservation around Ireland
David Lyons & Oliver Ó Cadhla

Sand bank justification document

Subtidal Benthic Investigations of the Greater Codling Bank

Renewables Areas

Scientific Unit to Des proposed change to designations

Initial observations from the Marine Institute to the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine on the notice to designate 6 Marine Sites as Special Areas of Conservation

Questions in word doc from BIM on designations

Meeting with NPWS re designation of 6 new SACs

Questions to include in the MI submission to DAFM for consideration at a meeting with DAHG