submissions or observations prior to finalising the Screening for the requirement for SEA. This SEA Screening report was issued to statutory environmental authorities under SI 435 of 2004, as amended from 3rd April 2024 to 1st May 2024. Responses were received from the Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey Ireland (a division of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications) and an acknowledgement from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage stating the Department has no observations at this time. Please see Annex B for submissions received. The observations included: • EPA -We acknowledge your determination that SEA is not required for the Draft Cork City LECP 2022-2029. • EPA SEA Screening Guidance: Our Good Practice Guidance for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening (EPA, 2021) provides specific stand-alone guidance to assist plan or programme makers and SEA practitioners. It focuses primarily on plans/programmes in the non-land use sector in Ireland and includes an elaboration of the steps needed for screening, the legislative landscape underpinning SEA screening, and step-by-step process and templates to assist in preparing the required documentation. • Geological Survey of Ireland- information on GSI research, available datasets and consideration of same.
The submissions have been considered and the SEA screening process has been concluded and an SEA Determination that the Cork LECP does not require full SEA has been made.
This is the final SEA Screening determination.
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