Conference Papers - Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment- Oct, 21st
Monday, October 24, 2011
PROGRAMME
Title: Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment
Date: Friday, 21st October 2011
Venue: The Gibson Hotel, The Point Village, Dublin 1.
10.15 Open and Welcome , Brendan Allen, IPI President
10.30 Keynote Address by Minister Willie Penrose,
Minister for Housing and Planning in the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government
Session 1: Undertaking and Assessing Appropriate Assessment
10.40 Habitats Directive Assessments for Natura 2000 sites and the provisions of the new Planning and Development Act - Issues for Local Authorities, Sharon Casey, Heritage Officer, Cork County Council
11.10 Tea / Coffee Break
11.30 Northern Ireland’s experience with Appropriate Assessment, Dr. Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environmental Agency
11.55 Impacts on Site Integrity, Peter Carvill, Assistant Principal Officer, National Parks and Wildlife Service
12.20 A practical approach for Planners to Appropriate Assessment, Conor Skehan, Lecturer, DIT School of Spatial Planning Assessing
12.45 Discussion
1.00 Lunch
Session 2: The challenges of SEA and Appropriate Assessment
2.15 Beyond AA and SEA: Putting environmental quality at the heart of the planning process, Gerry Clabby, Heritage Officer, Fingal County Council
2.45 Strategic Environmental Assessment: the challenges and opportunities, Tadhg O’Mahony, Senior Scientific Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
Session 3: The Practical Implications
3.15 Interesting developments in the law governing Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Environment Assessment, Deborah Spence, Arthur Cox Solicitors
3.45 Panel Questions and Answers Session
4.15 Close of Conference