Project Monitoring Committee
Project Monitoring Committee
(Terminal)
Minutes of the Project Monitoring Committee Meeting held on 25th July 2012 in Áras an Chontae, Castlebar, at 11.15 am.
Present:Mr. Peter Hynes, MayoCounty Manager (Chairman)
Mr. Martin Keating, Mayo County Council
Mr. Padraic Walsh, Mayo County Council
Mr. Noel Kirby, NPWS
Mr. Michael Hughes, IFI, Ballina
Mr. Ciarán Ó hÓbáin, DCENR
Ms. Carol O’Sullivan, EPA
Mr. Patrick Barrett, Community Representative
Mr. Chris Tallott, Community Representative
Mr. Seamus Gaughan, Community Representative
Mr.Richard Cosgrove, Bord na Móna
Sgt. Aidan Gill, An Garda Síochana, Belmullet
`Mr. Brendan Butler, SEPIL
Ms. Aoife Reynolds, SEPIL
Mr. Eamon Kelly, SEPIL
Ms. Agnes McLaverty, SEPIL
Ms. Denis Horan, SEPIL
Apologies:Mr. John Conneely, IFI
In Attendance:Ms. Muriel Finnerty, Mayo County Council
(01)Minutes
The minutes of the Project Monitoring Committee (Terminal) Meeting, held on 23rd May 2012, which had already been circulated, were proposed by Mr. Walsh, seconded by Mr. Butler and agreed.
(02)Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.
(03)Water Supply – CarrowmoreLake
Mr. Walsh outlined the position in relation to water supply in CarrowmoreLake as detailed in report circulated, copy of which together with verified results, is available on the Mayo County Council website –
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(04)Updates:
- Roadworks/Transportation
Mr. Walsh indicated that there are no roadworks underway at present and that there have been no transportation issues since the last meeting.
- Bord na Móna
Mr. Cosgrove informed the meeting that there were no non-compliances, no complaints received and no environmental incidents recorded since the last meeting. A copy of the Bord na Móna report is available on
Dr. Catherine Farrell of Bord na Móna gave a presentation to the meeting outlining progress on the Shrahmore Site over the past ten years. A copy of Dr. Farrell’s presentation is available on
The Chairman stated that a debt of gratitude was due to Bord na Móna for the way in which they had responded to the challenges presented by the peat handling aspects of the project.
(05)Update on Terminal
Mr. Butler updated the meeting on works undertaken and outlook from July 2012 onwards at the Bellanaboy Bridge Site, as set out in report circulated – copy of which is available on
Ms. Horan confirmed that a community tour of the terminal site is scheduled to take place shortly.
(06)Environmental issues
Ms. Reynolds outlined the position in relation to environmental issues as set out in report circulated – copy of which is available on
(07)Local Issues
There were no issues raised.
(08) Any Other Business
It was agreed that the next meeting will be held on 19th September 2012.
This concluded the business of the meeting.