List of Applications for a Licence under the Maritime Area Planning Act, 2021
Reference Number | Applicant | Location of Activity | County | Activity | Status |
North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited | Off the coasts of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth | Dublin, Meath and Louth | Site investigation activities to inform the development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore windfarm (OWF) and export cable, off the coasts of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth. | Consultation Closed | |
University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork T23 N73K | A number of locations in the Irish and Celtic Seas, as indicated in the Licence Map. | Various | Deployment of passive acoustic monitoring devices to describe seasonal and diurnal occurrence of whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea as part of the CETUS research project. | Determined | |
Port of Waterford | River Suir at the Port of Waterford Belview Co Kilkenny | Kilkenny/ Waterford | Geotechnical investigation required to support the design of a proposed 250m Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) capable quay extension in the River Suir at the Port of Waterford, Belview, Co. Kilkenny | Applied | |
Shannon Foynes | Foynes Island | Limerick | Site investigation to support the preliminary and detailed engineering design of the deep water terminal development on Foynes island. | Consultation | |
Doyle Shipping Group | Lower harbour of Cork on the western side of the River Lee | Cork | Site investigation in the maritime area including reclaimed dockland and surrounding nearshore to aid the design of increased port facilities in support of the ORE industry. | Applied | |
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd | Portmarnock | Dublin | Geophysical survey and site investigations for a proposed subsea fibre optic cable having a landfall in Portmarnock, County Dublin to evaluate options for the route traversing the Irish Sea to Abergele, Wales. | Consultation | |
Aughinish Alumina Ltd | Shannon Estuary | Limerick | Maintenance dredging at four sites around the Aughinish Alumina Ltd (AAL) jetty, Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick, and dumping of dredge material at a dump site off Foynes Island | Applied | |
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd | Dublin Port | Dublin | Geophysical survey and site investigations for a proposed subsea fibre optic cable having a landfall in Dublin Port, County Dublin and to evaluate options for the route traversing Dublin Bay, across the Irish Sea to Anglesey, Wales. | Consultation | |
Electricity Supply Board | Moneypoint | Clare | ESB intends to undertake a survey campaign at the Moneypoint Generating Station site to inform the engineering design of the proposed Moneypoint Hub Project. The marine surveys will include geophysical, geotechnical, environmental, and met ocean surveys. | Consultation | |
Iarnród Éireann | East Coast | Dublin to Wicklow | A Geotechnical Investigation (GI) and Geophysical site investigation surveys to inform design options for the proposed East Coast Rail Infrastructure Protection Projects (ECRIPP). The purpose of ECRIPP is to implement protection measures to at risk sections of the Dublin to Wexford railway line from the effects of climate change and coastal erosion. | Applied | |
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd | Kilmore Quay | Wexford | Geophysical survey and site investigations for a proposed subsea fibre optic cable having a landfall in Kilmore Quay, County Wexford and to evaluate options for the route traversing Ballyteige Bay, across the Celtic Sea and St Georges Channel to Pembrokeshire, Wales. | Consultation | |
Apollo Submarine Cable System Limited | Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) | N/A | Proposed installation and operation of the 2Africa Submarine Cable System within the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The planned cable will extend from Widemouth Bay in Cornwall to a number of countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. | Consultation Closed | |
Dublin City Council | Point Bridge and Tom Clarke | Dublin | Environmental survey and ground investigation works in order to inform the design of proposed Point Bridge and Tom Clarke Widening Project. | Applied | |
Port of Waterford Company | Waterford Estuary | Waterford | Maintenance dredging of accumulated sediments to maintain the port’s navigational trade areas. | Applied | |
Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications | Off the coasts of counties Wexford, Waterford and Cork | Wexford, Waterford and Cork | Deployment of the Marine Institute’s R.V. to undertake a geophysical survey in the South Coast DMAP to inform future offshore renewable energy development. | Consultation |