Public consultation on application for consent to conduct end of operations seabed sampling surveys of the Kinsale Head (including South West Kinsale & Ballycotton) and Seven[...]

An application for consent of a program of seabed sediment sampling in the Kinsale Head (including South West Kinsale & Ballycotton) and Seven Heads Gasfields locations was initially received by the Geoscience Regulation Office of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications on 9 November 2022 and following subsequent receipt of all required documentation it completed validation on 14 November 2022. The application has been received from PSE Kinsale Energy Limited, who operate the Kinsale Head Petroleum Lease (OPL 1) and the Seven Heads Petroleum Lease (through its subsidiary PSE Seven Heads Limited), granted by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications pursuant to Section 13 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960. The surveys are required to confirm seabed status on various sites following completion of decommissioning activities.

The public are invited to make submissions in relation to this application.

Submissions can be sent to [email protected]

This application was posted on the website on 15 November 2022 and any submission received by close of business on 4 January 2023 will be considered by the Minister. The public consultation period has been extended to allow for the Christmas period.

PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd Application Letter Sediment Sampling

PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd Application to Conduct End of Operations Seabed Survey

PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd End of Operations Seabed Survey - EIA screening

PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd End of Operations Seabed Survey- AA screening

PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd end of Operations Seabed Survey- Fisheries Assessment

Data Protection

We are committed to engaging with stakeholders in a clear, open and transparent manner. Any person or organisation can make a submission in relation to this consultation. All submissions and feedback will be considered before the final decision is made.

Please note that responses to this consultation are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI), Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Please also note that we intend to publish the contents of all submissions received to our consultations on our website. We will redact personal data prior to publication. In responding to this consultation, parties should clearly indicate where their responses contain personal information, commercially sensitive information or confidential information which they would not wish to be released under FOI, AIE or otherwise published.

We would like to draw your attention to our Data Privacy Notice which explains how and when we collect personal data, why we do so and how we treat this information. It also explains your rights in relation to the collection of personal information and how you can exercise those rights.

The Department accepts petitions from the public. However, where petitions are submitted, each Petition Organiser should be aware that details provided by petition signatories when signing the petition (names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers) is categorised as 'personal data' which is subject to GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679 'General Data Protection Regulation 2018'). Petition Organisers are Data Controller in respect of any personal data provided by petition signatories. Accordingly, where petitions are submitted you are required to confirm in your submission that:

all individuals whose personal data is provided in the Petition have consented to the processing of their personal data by the Petition Holder and the Department (as outlined in our Privacy Statement above),

OR

that you otherwise have a legal basis (please specify) for providing such personal data to the Department for the purposes of participation in this consultation.