Environmental Impact Assessments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2026

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Tuesday, 14 July 2026

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Jennifer Whitmore

Question:

391. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessment that has been made of the cumulative impacts of the proposed Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project on biodiversity, habitats and protected species within the Shannon Callows and wider Shannon catchment, particularly during periods of drought and low river flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52700/26]

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Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

An Coimisiún Pleanála will consider the environmental, biodiversity and habitat impacts of the Water Supply Project for the Eastern and Midlands Region (WSP-EMR) as part of the planning application submitted by Uisce Éireann in December, 2025.

Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), as Minister I have no role in any individual planning application or in any specific aspects of a planning application.

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