Natural Resources
 

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 24 April 2007.

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.

IOSEA 2 Committee Members

Name

Organisation

IOSEA Role

Louise Johnson

WWF

Steering Group

Simon Berrow

IWDG

Steering Group

Dave Wall

IWDG

Steering Group

Koen Verbruggen

GSI

Steering Group

Fiona Fitzpatrick

MI

Steering Group

Eugene Nixon

MI

Steering Group

Denis Toomey

IOOA

Steering Group

Fergus Cahill

IOOA

Steering Group

Agnes McLaverty

IOOA

Steering Group

Eamonn Kelly

NPWS

Steering Group

Ronan Cosgrove

BIM

Steering Group

Dominic Rihan
Helen McHenry

BIM
WDC

Steering Group
Steering Group

Peter Croker

DCMNR

Chairman, Steering Group

Rory Boyd
Gemma Byrne

DCMNR
DCMNR

Convenor, Steering Group
Rapporteur

Iain Dixon

ERT

IOSEA2 ERT Project Director

Matt Dalkin

ERT

IOSEA2 ERT Project Manager

Brendan O’Connor

AquaFact

IOSEA2 AquaFact Project Manager

Caroline Roche

AquaFact

IOSEA2 AquaFact Project Consultant

Martin White

NUIG

Steering Group

Oliver O’Cadhla

CMRC Cork

Steering Group

 

 

 

IOSEA 2 Committee Members' Organisations

AquaFact Marine Environmental Consultants
BIM Bord Iascaigh Mhara
CMRC Coastal & Marine Resources Centre
ERT Marine Environmental Consultants
GSI Geological Survey of Ireland
IOOA Irish Offshore Operators Association
IWDG Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
MI Marine Institute
NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
NUIG National University of Ireland, Galway
DCMNR Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
WDC Western Development Commission
WWF World Wildlife Fund
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel +353-1-6782000 Fax +353-1-6782449
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