AQW 25451/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, with regards to the Islandmagee Gas Caverns storage project, whether he will publish the independent reports.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 9 November 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 November 2021
- Answer due by
- 24 November 2021
- Answered
- 22 November 202113 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The final authorisations and all supporting material has now been made publically available on the DAERA website. This includes a third party audit of the Brine Dispersal Model by HR Wallingford.
The Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), incorporating the advice of a third party reviewer, has been published on the DAERA website. I do not intend to publish the third party review of an earlier draft of the HRA, as I believe this would be confusing for the public.