NTA Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 : Natura Impact Statement

Publication

NTA Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 : Natura Impact Statement

Citation

Ireland. National Transport Authority, 'NTA Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 : Natura Impact Statement', [report], National Transport Authority, [2013]

Description

This Report presents the results of Stage 2 of the Habitats Directive Appropriate Assessment (AA) of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA), Integrated Implementation Plan for the GDA. The aim of Stage 2 of the Appropriate Assessment process, the 'Appropriate Assessment' itself, is to identify any significant negative impacts that a plan or project might have upon Natura 2000 sites; and to propose changes to the Plan that will avoid any such negative impacts, including the implementation of mitigation measures. The Plan should then be amended accordingly, thereby avoiding the need to progress to Stages 3 and 4 of the AA process, which would require the implementation of measures to mitigate or compensate for any residual significant negative impacts on Natura 2000 sites and/or to demonstrate 'Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest' (IROPI) for the Plan to progress. The Stage 2 assessment process involves the collection of data firstly on the Plan and secondly on the various Natura 2000 sites that might be impacted upon. The resultant information and assessment are presented in this document, the 'Natura Impact Statement' (NIS).