Press release
National Marine Planning Framework Consultation Report published
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke, are today delighted to publish the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) consultation report. In approving the report for publishing, both Ministers reiterated that public participation was an integral element of the NMPF public consultation process, which ran from 12 November 2019 to 30 April 2020, having been twice extended due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
The Ministers’ department received 225 formal submissions to the draft NMPF public consultation, which were subsequently collated and assessed, being further broken down into over 3,500 individual comments specific to each relevant section of the NMPF.
Speaking today, Minister Burke said:
“I welcome the insightful contributions made by the public, NGOs and stakeholders in the maritime sector as part of this public consultation. The NMPF provides us, for the first time in our history, with a proper long-term framework for the effective management of marine activities and more sustainable use of our marine resources. I wish to thank all who contributed to the NMPF consultation process, and I also note the considerable level of complexity and detail contained within many of the submissions received."
The NMPF consultation report documents the process of consultation undertaken on the draft NMPF, the level of stakeholder participation that took place and presents the output of the consultation process. Included in this comprehensive report is:
Identification of significant changes made to the draft NMPF following the public consultation, further categorising the changes as following:
The full NMPF consultation report is available to view here: National Marine Planning Framework- Consultation Report