Brian O'Farrell

LIC230007

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LIC230007 Reference no: LIC230007       Title of Application LIC230007 – Dublin City Council Applicant Details Dublin City CouncilCivic Offices,Wood Quay,Dublin 8. Location of Activity Point Bridge and Tom Clarke Widening Project. County Dublin Proposed Activity Environmental survey and ground investigation works in order to inform the design of proposed Point Bridge and Tom Clarke Widening Project. Application Documentation Screening for Appropriate Assessment Public Consultation Please note that any submissions received will be published on the MARA website in a redacted form.

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LIC230006

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LIC230006 Reference Number: LIC230006 Title of Application University College Cork Cetacean study within the Irish and Celtic Seas Status DeterminedCommenced 18 December 2023 Applicant Details University College CorkDistillery Fields, North Mall, CorkT23 N73K Proposed Activity The proposed maritime usage is to deploy passive acoustic monitoring devices to describe seasonal and diurnal occurrence of whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. The work is being carried out as part of a larger multidisciplinary research project

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LIC230004

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LIC230004 Reference no:             LIC230004          Title of Application LIC230004 – Aughinish Alumina Ltd Applicant Details Aughinish Alumina LtdAughinish Island,Askeaton,Co LimerickV94V8F7 Location of Activity Shannon Estuary County Limerick Proposed Activity Maintenance dredging at four sites around the Aughinish Alumina Ltd (AAL) jetty, Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick. Application Documentation Screening for Appropriate Assessment Public Consultation Assessment Licence Determination

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LIC230001

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LIC230001 Reference no:             LIC230001          Title of Application LIC230001 – North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited Status DeterminedCommenced 02nd August 2024 Applicant Details North Irish Sea Array Windfarm LimitedBuilding 3400,Cork Airport Business Park,Co. Cork,T12AE76 Location of Activity Off the coasts of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth County Off the coasts of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth Proposed Activity Site investigation activities to inform the development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore windfarm (OWF) and export cable, off the

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Draft Offshore Renewable Energy Future Framework Policy Statement (OREFFPS) Submission by the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) in response to consultation

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MARA’s submission to the recent public consultation by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on the Draft Offshore Renewable Energy Future Framework Policy Statement is available at the following link: MARA-submission-to-FFPS-Feb.-2024.

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Help inform MARA’s first Statement of Strategy 2024-2027

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Ireland’s relationship with the sea has helped define our nation’s culture and history. Our seas are a critical part of our identify as an Island nation. They are part of what makes us who we are. MARA – the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, is an important part of that new National Marine Planning Framework. We were established in July 2023 as the state agency which will act as the regulator of the maritime area for the benefit of current and

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Study on activities that may be exempt from requiring a marine licence

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MARA is a new State agency with responsibility for licencing certain marine activities including: To understand the impact such activities may have on the marine environment, MARA has initiated a study with the Marine Institute. The output of this study, expected Q1 2024, will inform MARA if changes in the licence regime are warranted.  If so, MARA will engage with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to prioritise drafting legislative amendments to exempt some ‘low risk’ activities that

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MARA Launch Marks Major Milestone for Offshore Energy Development

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The Government has today (13th July 2023) officially launched the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), marking a significant milestone in the State’s stewardship of the maritime area including plans for renewable offshore energy development. The newly established authority will be responsible for regulating development and activity in Ireland’s maritime area and its role will include assessing applications for Maritime Area Consents (MACs), which are required before developers of offshore wind and other projects in the maritime area can make a

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Board Members

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Laura Brien Laura Brien has over 25 years experience in the area of regulation across a number of industries, in particular the energy sector. Prior to appointment as CEO of MARA, Laura was Chief Executive/Registrar of the Health Insurance Authority. She was previously a Director at the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) (2014-2020), where she held various roles covering responsibility for Energy Markets, Water, and Compliance. She was a member of the Bureau of

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Press Release

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Minister O’Brien announces Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) establishment day and new CEO New body to be established in July with Laura Brien as its CEO The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has today (17 May 2023) announced that the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) will be established on 17th July, 2023. Making the announcement at the Wind Energy Ireland Offshore Wind 2023 Conference at Dublin Royal Convention Centre, the Minister added that Ms. Laura

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