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Maritime Area Consent Applications

The table below sets out applications for Maritime Area Consents (MACs) with MARA for determination. Details in relation to MAC determinations are available to view here.

Reference No.	Application Type	Applicant	Location of Activity	County	Activity
MAC20230001	Original Application	Port of Waterford Company, 3rd Floor Marine Point, Belview Port, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny	Belview Port as per Applicant Map	Waterford	ORE Operations and Maintenance facility, which includes a 250m extension to existing wharves, suspended quay, two pontoons, rock armour and reclamation of 1.2 hectares.
MAC20230005	Original Application	Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail, Connolly Station, Dublin 1	Rosslare Europort as per Applicant Map	Wexford	ORE Operation and Maintenance facility, which includes reclamation of approximately 20 hectares for assembly/storage, relocation of small boat harbour, capital dredging, quay walls, road access and rock armour boundary.
MAC20230028	Original Application	Uisce Éireann, Colville Hse, Talbot St. D01 NP86	Glin as per Applicant Map	Limerick	Waste Water Treatment Plant, Pump Station and Outfalls
MAC20230006	Original Application	ESB, 27 Fitzwilliam St. Lwr., D2	New Ross as per Applicant Map	Wexford	Underground Cable within the River Barrow
MAC240021	Original Application	Electricity Supply Board (ESB) 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2	Great Island to Belview (under the River Barrow) Applicant Map	Wexford & Kilkenny	Installation of a new 38KV electricity underground cable
MAC240024	Original Application	Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail, Connolly Station, Dublin 1	Glounthane as per Applicant Map 1; Applicant Map 2	Cork	Mobility Impaired Access at Glounthane Station
MAC20230032	Original Application	Net Zero Energy Project 4 Limited, Tulfarris, Kilbrittain Road, Bandon, Cork	Lower River Shannon as per Applicant Map	Limerick/Clare	Deployment of up to 300MW of floating solar photovoltaic (PV) units and ancillary infrastructure including mooring systems, inter-array cabling and export cables
MAC240028	Original Application	Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8	River Liffey, Dublin as per Applicant Map	Dublin	Outfall at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay as part of the Grand Canal Docks Storm Water Outfall Extension project
MAC20230016	Original Application	Kestrel Energy Storage DAC,1 Stokes Place, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. DO2 DE03	Kinsale as per Applicant Map	Cork	The re-development of the decommissioned and depleted Ballycotton gas reservoir in the Kinsale Head area offshore Cork.
MAC240033	Original Application	Tralee Golf Club	Barrow Harbour, Ardfert as per Applicant Map	Kerry	Coastal Protection Works
MAC240037	Original Application	Limerick City and County Council Fire and Emergency Services	South of Shannonbridge, Limerick as per Applicant Map	Limerick	Provision of a Floating Pontoon and Cantilever Platform for Rescue Services
MAC20240007	Original Application	Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin	Burrow Road, Marsh Lane and Portrane Beach, Fingal as per Applicant Map	Dublin	Coastal Protection including Flood Embankment, Flood Wall and other works
MAC20240008	Original Application	Uisce Éireann Foley Street Dublin 1 D01 WA07	Bridge of Peace Drogheda as per Applicant Map	Louth	Essential upgrade of water infrastructure, consisting of installation of a new High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 300mm Internal Diameter (ID) main, over an approximate 65m length, passing beneath the River Boyne to the west of the Bridge of Peace.
MAC240026	Original Application	Uisce Éireann, Colvill House, 24-26 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 D01WA07	Beneath the River Lee as per Applicant Map	Cork	Construction of a tunnel pipe beneath the River Lee, to house a 400mm diameter watermain that will link a trunk main on the north side of the river to the South Docks development area of Cork City.
MAC240030	Original Application	Amazon MCS Ireland Ltd One Burlington Plaza, Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland, D04 RH96	Kilmore Quay, Wexford as per Applicant Map	Wexford	Installation of the Beaufort telecommunications fibre optic cable connecting Kilmore Quay, Wexford to Pembrokeshire, Wales
MAC240025	Original Application	Keith Archer	Spanish Island as per Applicant Map	Cork	Electricity cable from mainland to private dwelling
MAC20240010	Original Application	Uisce Éireann, Colvill House, 24/26 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, Dublin, D01 NP86	Foynes Harbour as per Applicant Map	Limerick	Extension of existing 300mm ID concrete combined outfall pipeline with 15m segment of 500mm OD HDPE SDR17 pipeline equipped with 3 duckbill style diffusers and concrete anchoring
MAC20230015	Original Application	Dún Laoghaire -Rathdown County Council, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, A96 K6C9	Dún Laoghaire Harbour as per Applicant Map	Dublin	Installation of a Water Park including a series of inflatable components connecting to pre-cast mooring blocks on the seabed.
MAC20240002	Original Application	Donegal County Council County House The Diamond Lifford Co Donegal F93 Y622	Ballyshannon as per Applicant Map	Donegal	Installation of a landing pontoon and access gangway to facilitate fishing punts, fishing on the Erne Estuary
MAC240039	Original Application	Donegal County Council County House, The Diamond, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 Y622.	Downings as per Applicant Map	Donegal	Construction of a new centre for water based activities.
MAC240015	Original Application	Trinity College Dublin College Green, Dublin 2, D02 PN40	Burrow Beach, Rosslare Applicant Map	Wexford	”House on the Beach” climate action art project
MAC240013	Original Application	Electricity Supply Board 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin, D02KT92	North Wall to Poolbeg Applicant map	Dublin	Replacement of high voltage underground cables
MAC20230034	Original Application	National Transport Authority Dún Scéine Harcourt Lane Dublin 2 D02 WT20	Ringsend to City Centre Applicant Map	Dublin	Proposed road development as part of Ringsend to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme
MAC240059	Original Application	ESB, 27 Lower Fitzwilliam St, D2	Aghada Power Station as per Applicant Map	Cork	Renewable power generation and integration, alternative fuel production and storage and associated works consistent with the facilitation of an Energy Park
MAC240061	Original Application	ESB, 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin, D02 KT92	Booterstown as per Applicant Map	Dublin	Installation of an electrical transmission circuit including submarine cabling within the near-shore area, between Blackrock and Shellybanks, Dublin Bay.
MAC20240001	Original Application	Limerick City and County Council, CFRAM Capital Projects, Planning, Environment and Place Making, Merchants Quay, Limerick.	Adare as per Applicant Map	Co. Limerick	Adare Flood Relief Scheme to include riverbank defences, sluice upgrades, road/railway raising and associated works, as required, at Turf Quay, Manor Court, Adare River, Dunraven Estates, N21/Adare Bridge and Adare Manor
MAC20240012	Original Application	Donegal County Council County House, The Diamond, Lifford, Co. Donegal F93 Y622	River Swilly, Letterkenny as per Applicant Map	Co. Donegal	A new bridge crossing of the main River Swilly channel
MAC20230035	Original Application	Clare County Council Buttermarket Building Drumbiggle Road Ennis Co. Clare V95RR72	Along Shannon Estuary, Co Clare as per Applicant Map	Co. Clare	reconstruction/altering of existing coastal defences
MAC240014	Original Application	Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F	Tom Clarke Bridge, Dublin City as per Applicant Map	Co. Dublin	Construction of a pedestrian and cyclist bridge (Point Bridge) to the west of Tom Clarke Bridge, widening of Tom Clarke Bridge, dismantling of existing and construction of a new control room building, dismantling of existing vessel collision structures and construction of new vessel collision structures to the west of the proposed Point Bridge.
MAC240032	Original Application	Ferrybridge Community Development CLG Rivermount Clarina, Co. Limerick	Ferrybridge, Kildimo as per Applicant Map	Co. Limerick	Installation of a floating pontoon and an access gangway to facilitate safe access and egress to the River Maigue.
MAC240036	Original Application	Kerry County Council Rathass, Tralee, Co. Kerry V92 H7VT	Portmagee, as per Applicant Map	Co. Kerry	Pontoon & Slipway Extension
2022-MAC-001-A	Assignment	Oriel Windfarm Limited Digital Office Centre Balheary Demense Balheary Road Swords Co. Dublin	Off County Louth, as set out in MAC Map	Co. Louth	Offshore Windfarm

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MAC – Applications Received

Maritime Area Consent Applications