Brian O'Farrell

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.

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

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

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

Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin Laura Brien Tá os cionn 25 bliain de thaithí ag Laura Brien i réimse an rialacháin thar roinnt tionscal, go háirithe san earnáil fuinnimh. Sular ceapadh ina Príomhfheidhmeannach í ar MARA, bhí Laura ina Príomhfheidhmeannach/Cláraitheoir ar an Údarás Árachas Sláinte. Roimhe sin bhí sí ina Stiúrthóir ar an gCoimisiún um Rialáil Fóntas (CRF) (2014-2020), áit a raibh róil éagsúla aici a chlúdaíonn freagracht as Margaí Fuinnimh, Uisce agus Comhlíonadh. Bhí sí ina ball de Bhiúró an ECFE Líonra

Fógraíonn an tAire O’Brien lá bunaithe an Údaráis Rialála Limistéir Mhuirí (MARA) agus Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin nua Comhlacht nua le bunú i mí Iúil le Laura Brien mar Phríomhfheidhmeannach D’fhógair an tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, Darragh O’Brien TD, inniu (17 Bealtaine 2023) go mbunófar an tÚdarás Rialála Limistéir Mhuirí (MARA) ar an 17 Iúil 2023. Ag déanamh an fhógra ag Cómhdháil Fuinnimh Gaoithe ar Ghaoth amach ón gcósta 2023 sa Lárionad Coinbhinsiúin Ríoga, dúirt an tAire freisin go bhfuil