Mayo County Council Draft Climate Action Plan 2024 - 2029

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The period for submissions or observations on the Draft LA Climate Action Plan is now closed.

Notice of the Preparation of the Mayo County Council Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029

Notice is hereby given that Mayo County Council has, pursuant to Section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, prepared a Draft Local Authority Climate Action Plan 2024-2029.

Submissions or observations can be made within the period specified in this notice on the Draft LA Climate Action Plan from Thursday 2^nd November to Monday December 4^th 2023 at 4:00pm (both dates inclusive) and from Thursday 2^nd November to Wednesday, 13th of December 2023 at 4:00pm (both dates inclusive) for AA and SEA.

The Draft Mayo County Council Climate Action sets out how the local authority will promote a range of mitigation, adaptation, and other climate action measures, to help deliver on the national climate obligations and the Government’s overall national Climate Objective, which seeks to pursue and achieve, by no later than the end of 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy.

The Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 is accompanied by an Environmental Report, prepared in accordance with the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (S.I.435 of 2004 as amended by S.I. 200 of 2011) for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) natura Impact Report, pursuant to Article 6 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.

Submissions or observations on Mayo County Council’s Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 and on the environmental reports (SEA Environmental Report and natura Impact Report (nIR)) are hereby invited in writing from statutory bodies, the public and any interested parties.  All written submissions or observations will be duly considered and taken into consideration before the making of the plan.

Copies of the Draft Local Authority Climate Action Plan 2024-2029, Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and natura Impact Report may be inspected at the following locations:

•   Online at https://consult.mayo.ie/

• Mayo Public Libraries (please check locally for opening hours)

Achill Sound, Ballina, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Belmullet, Charlestown, Claremorris, Crossmolina, Foxford, Kiltimagh, Louisburgh, Swinford, Westport

•   Mayo County Council Offices: Monday to Friday - 9.00am to 5.00pm

Áras an Chontae, Castlebar

Ballina Civic Offices

Ballinrobe Area Office

Belmullet Area Office

Claremorris Area Office

Swinford Area Office

Westport Civic Office

Submissions may be made as follows:

1. Online via https://consult.mayo.ie/ Or

2. In writing to the Climate Action Unit,

Mayo County Council, Áras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 WF90 and marked ‘Mayo County Council Draft Local Authority Climate Action Plan’.

You can make a Submission or Observation on the Draft LA Climate Action Plan  from Thursday 2^nd November to Monday December 4^th 2023 at 4:00pm and from Thursday 2^nd November to Wednesday, 13th of December 2023 at 4:00pm for AA and SEA.

• Please make your submission by one medium only, i.e., via the online portal or in hard copy.
• Email submissions will not be accepted.
• All submissions should include your name and a contact address and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent.
• Submissions or aspects of submissions relating to the Environmental Reports (Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and/or natura Impact Report) should be clearly marked as such.
• In respect of making a submission or observation please note the following: Children or groups or associations representing the interests of children, are entitled, and encouraged to make submissions or observations on the Draft CAP.
• Submissions/observations should include your name and address, a map (if required for identification purposes) and where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent.
• You should ensure that no vexatious, libellous, or confidential information, including confidential information relating to a third party (in respect of which the third party has not expressly, or impliedly in the circumstances consented to its disclosure) is included in your submission. Mayo County Council reserves the right to redact any submission or part thereof that does not comply with this requirement.
• In order to assist us in complying with Data Protection and GDPR please include your name and contact details (and where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent) on a separate sheet to the content of your submission/observation. This processing of your personal data is lawful under Article 6 (1) (e) of the GDPR regulations. The Council’s Data Protection Policy is available on the Council website.
• Mayo County Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act (as amended).
• The personal information (data) collected during the consultation process (which may include the collection of sensitive personal data) is collected for the purpose of receiving and dealing with submissions and any data collected is subject to Mayo County Council’s privacy statement which can be found at https://www.mayo.ie/privacy