Brian O'Farrell

RFT: The Design of a Framework for Competitive Award of Maritime Area Consents

RFT: The Design of a Framework for Competitive Award of Maritime Area Consents The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) has on 6th September 2024, launched a call for assistance in designing a framework which it will use for awarding MACs on the basis of a competitive process. The Closing date for receipt of tenders in respect of this call is 12 noon on Monday 14th October 2024. Further details available on eTenders.gov.ie at CfT: The Design of a Framework for […]

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MUL240012

Maritime Usage Licence Application MUL240012 Application Received 13/06/2024 Reference no: MUL240012 Title of Application MUL240012 – Uisce Éireann Applicant Details Uisce ÉireannColvill House24-26 Talbot StreetDublin 1 Location of Activity Locations off the coast of counties Sligo and Donegal County Donegal and Sligo Proposed Activity The proposed works will gather information on water currents, bathymetry and ancillary data on temperature, conductivity and salinity within Donegal Bay, Sligo Bay and their adjoining waters. This data is required by Uisce Éireann in order

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MUL240011

Maritime Usage Licence Application MUL240011 Application Received 26/07/2024 Reference no:             MUL240011 Title of Application MUL240011 – Bremore Port / Bremore Ireland Port Designated Activity Company (BIPDAC) Applicant Details Bremore Ireland Port Designated Activity Company (BIPDAC)Harbourville,Mornington Road,Co. Meath. Location of Activity North of Balbriggan, spanning the border of County Meath and Dublin at Gormanston Bay Beach and Knocknagin Bay Beach. County Dublin and Meath Proposed Activity Site investigations to inform the location and design of a proposed port infrastructure. The

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MUL240023

Maritime Usage Licence Application MUL240023 Application Received 17/06/2024 Reference no:             MUL240023       Title of Application MUL240023-Iarnród Eireann Applicant Details Iarnród Eireann Engineering & New Works Building InchicoreDublin 8 Location of Activity Multiple locations:Licence Area A Booterstown to BlackrockLicence Area B KillineyLicence Area C Bray HeadLicence Area D Greystones to Wicklow Town County Dublin to Wicklow Proposed Activity To undertake a Geotechnical Investigation, Geophysical site investigation surveys, ecology and marine archaeology surveys to inform design options for the proposed East Coast Rail

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MUL240018

Licence Application MUL240018 Reference no:             MUL240018 Title of Application MUL240018-University College Dublin Applicant Details UCD School of Earth SciencesRoom L0.11, CSCB BuildingO’Brien Centre for Science (East)University College DublinBelfieldDublin 4Ireland Location of Activity Celtic Sea County Cork to Waterford Proposed Activity To undertake a geophysical and sediment sampling survey off the south coast of Ireland to inform environmental and geological studies in relation to Blue Carbon potential of marine sediments. Application Documentation Disclaimer:  Please note any “Site Location Map” displayed

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MUL240013

Licence Application MUL240013 Reference no:             MUL240013       Title of Application MUL240013 – University College Cork Applicant Details University College CorkSchool of BEESDistillery FieldsNorth MallCorkT23 N73K Location of Activity Celtic Sea County N/A Proposed Activity This marine environmental survey for the purpose of scientific research and discovery aims to shed light at the palaeo-channel network of the Celtic Sea and assess potentially important benthic habitats. A maximum of 25 grab samples will be collected using a surficial sediment sampling device (Hamon/Day

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MUL240008

Licence Application MUL240008 Application Received: 28/06/2024 Reference no:                MUL240008       Title of Application MUL240008 – MaresConnect Ltd Status Determined Date of Determination 30/06/2025 Applicant Details The Victorians15-18 Earlsfort TerraceDublin 2 Location of Activity Portmarnock to Ardgillan County Dublin Proposed Activity The proposed maritime usage involves conducting site investigation surveys to assess various factors, including seabed suitability and stability for routing cables and other electrical infrastructure associated with the interconnector project from the 12 nautical mile (nm) limit to the EEZ.

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MUL230036

Licence Application MUL230036 Application Received 31/05/2024 Reference no:             MUL230036       Title of Application MUL230036 – SEATEC Applicant Details Verversrui 15, Antwerpen, Belgium Location of Activity South West Ireland County N/A Proposed Activity The proposed maritime usage involves the salvage operation of the cargo of the SS Ohio, a World War I era steamship located 142 NM from the Irish territorial waters at a depth of 330 meters. The objective is to retrieve non-ferrous metals from the wreck site while ensuring

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MUL230039

Licence Application MUL230039 Application Received 30/04/2024 Reference no:             MUL230039 Status Determined   Date of Determination 25/10/2024 Title of Application MUL230039 – University College Cork Applicant Details University College CorkDistillery FieldsNorth MallCorkT23 N73K Location of Activity Celtic Sea County N/A Proposed Activity The proposed maritime usage is to deploy passive acoustic monitoring devices (“acoustic receivers”) to identify the presence/absence of acoustically tagged elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays) in the Celtic Sea. This work is being carried out as part of

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