Dalkey Active Retirement Association

Dalkey Active Retirement A View from Vico, to Sorrento Terrace

An exploration licence is being applied for by Providence Resources
to drill for Oil or Gas
Planned off Dalkey Island in 2Ol2 about 6k from the shore.
Which will affect the whole of Dublin Bay.

A public meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday coming
31st January at 7.30pm
in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire

It is up to the individual or organisation, to object to the current application, in totality,
or not, or to request for the Public Hearing.

Note!. That any objections must be submitted before the 2nd February 2012.

At the Public meeting held Tuesday 24th Jan, the consensus was that was that the time frame to object to the granting of the licence was much too short, & that a lot more information was required,
See the Irish Times report of the meeting:-
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310758814.html

To object :- you have three options.
1. Send an email to one but preferably to both links below, outlining your reason, It can be very short stating that there is not enough time or the relevant information to make up your mind. Or use the draft letter below.
2. Write a letter stating your reasons, as above.
3. Fill out the on-line petition.

If you want to object :- To be sure, it would be best to do both 1, & 3, due to the time frame.

One can also send the above to any TD or local councilors who you may think would act on your behalf.

Legal notice was given January 5th- 2012 with an objection window of only 21 working days, with a closing date for objections being February 2nd 2012.
This is serious! Very Little Time to act
To object to this directive - quote ref: MS 5/4/54l write with grounds to :-
The Foreshore unit,
Department of Environment, community and Local Government, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co. Wexford
or foreshore@environ.ie.
Also contact Minister for the
Environment: philip.hogan@oireachtas.ie, Tel: 056-77 71490, Fax:056-77 71491
and get in touch with Local Government!
In addition an independent petition has been launched in objection to the application: www.protectourcoast.net
It is in ALL our interest to protect our environment!

Draft letter :-
https://www.change.org/petitions/protect-dublin-bay-dalkey-island-killiney-bay-wicklow-coast-from-oil-drilling#

To see what an oil rig looks like go to :- http://www.providenceresources.com/default.aspx

For Further Reading go to:-

http://www.shelltosea.com/content/community-may-split-over-application-search-oil-and-gas-dalkey
http://www.shelltosea.com/content/gas-oil-robbery