261. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the recent High Court judgment, Ó Grianna v. An Bord Pleanála, has been considered with regard to the validity of the foreshore approval and environmental impact assessment process already conducted for the permitted offshore wind park known as Codling 1, in view of the absence of any detailed environmental assessment of the grid connection for that project; if his Department has sought legal and environmental advice on the effects of this High Court judgment, particularly with regard to the planning law impact of project splitting to the current foreshore lease, and any future foreshore lease, for the Codling Bank project; if there is an existing administrative process for managing the withdrawal of legally invalid foreshore leases; his views on the matter in view of the absence of an alternative planning process for Codling 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/15]

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261. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the recent High Court judgment, Ó Grianna v. An Bord Pleanála, has been considered with regard to the validity of the foreshore approval and environmental impact assessment process already conducted for the permitted offshore wind park known as Codling 1, in view of the absence of any detailed environmental assessment of the grid connection for that project; if his Department has sought legal and environmental advice on the effects of this High Court judgment, particularly with regard to the planning law impact of project splitting to the current foreshore lease, and any future foreshore lease, for the Codling Bank project; if there is an existing administrative process for managing the withdrawal of legally invalid foreshore leases; his views on the matter in view of the absence of an alternative planning process for Codling 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/15]

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1. 5 March 2015

   Wind Energy Generation

   261. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the recent High Court judgment, Ó Grianna v. An Bord Pleanála, has been considered with regard to the validity of the foreshore approval and environmental impact assessment process already conducted for the permitted offshore wind park known as Codling 1, in view of the absence of any detailed environmental assessment of the grid connection for that project; if his Department has sought legal and environmental advice on the effects of this High Court judgment, particularly with regard to the planning law impact of project splitting to the current foreshore lease, and any future foreshore lease, for the Codling Bank project; if there is an existing administrative process for managing the withdrawal of legally invalid foreshore leases; his views on the matter in view of the absence of an alternative planning process for Codling 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/15]

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