Steering Group
The Steering Group is a voluntary committee of technical experts, from a diverse variety of agencies, and stakeholders, under whose guidance the Irish Offshore SEA process will be carried out. Their inaugural meeting was held on 2 February 2006.
IOSEA Steering Group Charter
The Group will have three primary functions:
1. Advise on and oversee the course of the IOSEA programme for the oil and gas sector in its various phases:
a. Environmental Report preparation
b. Consultation – promotion & facilitation
c. Review - take Environmental Report & consultation into account
d. Provision of information - on decisions re licensing plan
2. Contribute expert input and knowledge, and facilitate provision of information on environmental and related topics
3. Continually improve the IOSEA methodology as this IOSEA programme evolves
4. Give advice to the competent authorities on the contribution of IOSEA to the broader subject of sustainable ocean management e.g. data collection/ provision.
Committee Members
| Name |
Organisation |
IOSEA Role |
| Micheal O' Cinneide |
MI |
Chairman, Steering Group |
| Peter Croker |
PAD |
Vice Chairman, Steering Group |
| Rory Boyd |
PAD |
Convenor, Steering Group |
| Fergus Cahill |
IOOA |
Steering Group |
| Eibhlin Doyle |
GSI |
Steering Group |
| Tommy Furey |
MI |
Steering Group |
| Anthony Grehan |
NUIG |
Steering Group |
| Louise Johnson |
WWF |
Steering Group |
| Eamon Kelly |
NPW |
Steering Group |
| Eugene Nixon |
MI |
Steering Group |
| Gerry Sutton |
CMRC |
Steering Group |
| Eamon Torpay |
Coast Guard |
Steering Group |
| Dave Wall |
IWDG |
Steering Group |
| Martin Dru |
Paras |
IOSEA 1 Programme Advisor |
| Hamish Wilson |
Paras |
IOSEA 1 Programme Advisor |
| Olivier Van Belle |
Paras |
IOSEA 1 Programme Assistant |
| Ingeborg McNicoll |
ERT |
IOSEA 1 Project Director |
| Iain Dixon |
ERT |
IOSEA 1 Project Senior Environmental Consultant |
| James Massey |
ERT |
IOSEA 1 Project Environmental Consultant |
Committee Members' Organisations