Regional Inspectorate, Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland Cigireacht Réigiúnach, Inis Cara Chontae Chorcaí, Éire
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By email to: CorkCity_EVStrategy@corkcity.ie
Mr Tony Lynch Senior Executive Transport Officer Strategic & Economic Development Directorate Cork City Council City Hall Anglesea Street
Cork City T12 T997
5 th January 2024
Our Ref: SCP231201.1
Re. SEA Scoping for Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
Dear Mr Lynch,
We acknowledge your notice, dated 8 th December 2023, in relation to the SEA Scoping for the Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy ( ‘ the Strategy ’ ).
The EPA is one of the statutory environmental authorities under the SEA Regulations. In our role as an SEA environmental authority, we focus on promoting the full and transparent integration of the findings of the Environmental Assessment into the Strategy and advocating that the key environmental challenges for Ireland are addressed as relevant and appropriate to the Strategy. Our functions as an SEA environmental authority do not include approving or enforcing SEAs or plans. Where we provide specific comments on plans and programmes, our comments will focus on the EPA's remit and areas of expertise (in particular water, air, climate change, waste, resource efficiency, noise, radon and the inter-relationships between these and other relevant topics e.g. biodiversity), as appropriate and relevant to the particular plan or programme. This submission highlights a number of key environmental issues to consider in preparing the Strategy and SEA. Comments on the SEA Scoping Report are provided in Appendix I. We also attach a scoping guidance document that contains many resources and information what may be useful to you in preparing the SEA and the Strategy.
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