Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D11 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 18 Interim report on programme of measures |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas |
| Reported by | Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government |
| Report date | 2019-10-21 |
| Report access | 2019_10_21_msfd-ART18_1.xml |
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| Features | |||||||||||
| Measure code | ACSIE-M013 |
ACSIE-M014 |
ACSIE-M015 |
ACSIE-M124 |
ACSIE-M125 |
ACSIE-M126 |
ACSIE-M128 |
ACSIE-M129 |
ACSIE-M133 |
ACSIE-M223 |
ACSIE-M224 |
| Measure name | Continue to implement Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (85/337/EEC) in order to identify, minimise and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts. |
Continue to implement the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001/42/EC) in order to identify, minimise and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts. |
Awareness and training of best practices in maritime and coastal activities and preservation of the marine environment. |
Continue to implement national legislation to appropriately apply licensing, regulation and planning for the marine and coastal environment, including the requirement for applications to be accompanied by the materials necessary for a full assessment of the proposed plan, project or development. |
Ensure that appropriate forms and levels of organisational governance are in place to support Foreshore Licensing, Petroleum Exploration/Appraisal/ Production Licensing, and proposed Maritime Option Licensing process. |
Ensure that the consenting/ permitting processes, overseen by relevant regulatory bodies/statutory bodies, sufficiently account for the adequate protection of habitats and species. |
To apply the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and associated legislation in relation to licences and consents. |
Continue to develop and implement river basin and shoreline management plans to control impacts and improve environmental status. |
Ensure that environmental monitoring and mitigation measures stipulated in Environmental Impact Statements are fit for purpose and when/where deemed necessary are conducted appropriately. |
To establish and maintain a register of noise in the Irish Marine Assessment Area. |
To continue to apply the Guidance to Manage the Risk to Marine Mammals from Man-made Sound Sources in Irish Waters (NPWS 2014). |
| Measure category (type) | 1a |
1a |
2b |
1a |
1a |
1a |
1a |
1a |
1a |
2a |
1a |
| Progress in implementation | Measure implemented |
Implementation started |
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| Measure withdrawn | No |
No |
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| Reason for withdrawal | |||||||||||
| Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation) | 2016 |
2018 |
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| Delay | 0 |
0 |
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| Reasons for delay | |||||||||||
| Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation) | No |
No |
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| Further information on obstacle (Description) | |||||||||||
| Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure) | Work is ongoing on multiple fronts through environment education campaigns, structured education and sector specific educational activities.
https://greenschoolsireland.org/
http://www.bim.ie/fishing-for-litter/
https://ien.ie/coastwatch/ |
Impulsive Noise data from underwater seismic surveys undertaken during 2016 and 2017 has been uploaded to the ICES underwater Noise Registry. The ICES underwater Noise Register supports OSPAR in providing information for a regional assessments of impulsive noise levels. In addition, it facilitates OSPAR contracting parties’ coordination on MSFD Descriptor 11
This data has been provided by DCCAE and reflects conventional seismic surveys and site surveys carried out under permit during 2016 and 2017. Data from more recent years will be incorporated once it is available.
http://ices.dk/marine-data/data-portals/Pages/underwater-noise.aspx |