Negative Effects on the Shannon EstuarySafetyBeforeLNG - Press Release content="Government Releases 4th PCI List Approval Documents under AIE Request">
Safety Before LNG
Exposing the truth about the New Fortress Energy 'Shannon LNG' US Fracked Gas Import project
Negative Effects on the Shannon Estuary
Nevada LNG Explosion
HOME
LATEST NEWS
LINKS
ABOUT US
CONTACT US





Press Releases

For Immediate Release

October 12th 2019:

Documents on 4th PCI List Approval By Irish Government Released 

By the Department of Communications, Climate Action and 

Environment, via AIE

On October 10th 2019, the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, released the following documents requested Pursuant to EU Directive 2003/4 EC, 

European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2018, and the Aarhus Convention:

"A list of all documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, pieces of paper, and all information known to you that in any way, and all ways relates to ,  

the decision to approve or reject  the 4th PCI list (the current proposed list) for adoption by the European Commission as per Article 3.3 of EU Regulation 347/2013."

Article 3.3(a) of EU Regulation 347/2013, states:

"each individual proposal for a project of common interest shall require the approval of the Member States, to whose territory the project relates".


Schedule of Records – AIE request No 2019/35

Record No

Description

Date of Record

Grant/Part Grant

AIE Exemption – Statutory basis provided by AIE Regulations for  refusal of release

1

Email from EU Commission re invitation to cross sectoral meeting Brussels 18 April 2018 plus draft agenda

13/3/2018

Grant

 

2

EU Commission’s Note-Draft TOR for electricity & gas Regional Groups.

 

Grant

 

3

EU Commission Report-Identification of gas system needs for TEN-E priority corridors

19/3/2019

Grant

 

4

Presentation-ACER presentation on monitoring

3/10/2018

Grant

 

5

Presentation-PCI 2018-2019-Regional Group on electricity.

4/10/2018

Grant

 

6

Email Shannon LNG to DCCAE

26/3/2019

Refuse

Section 9(1)(c)

7

Email from EU Commission - Reminder to submit gas projects.

14/1/2019

Grant

 

8

Document-List of needs for gas priority corridor-PCI 2019

26/4/2019

Grant

 

9

EU Commission Report-PCI methodology for gas system needs-Draft.

24/1/2019

Grant

 

10

EU Commission Presentation-PCI 2018-2019-TEN-E Gas & NSI West Priority Corridors.

27/3/2019

Grant

 

11

Email-From GNI re Regional Gas System needs PCI 2018-19 Exercise.

1/2/2019

Refuse

Section 9(1)(c)

12

Email-EU Gas PCI Cross Regional meeting  & 3 Attachments
1.  Agenda
2.  Presentation
3.  Note of Meeting

20/11/2018

7/11/2018
7/11/2018
20/11/2018

Part Grant

No 3 of this record refused in accordance with Sections 8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

13

EU Commission document-Methodology for assessing gas candidate PCI Projects

17/6/2019

Grant

 

14

Email- Draft Agenda-Gas Regional Groups 27-28 June 2019 Meetings

29/5/2019

Grant

 

15

Email-Attached Agenda: Regional Groups meeting-5-6 February 2019.

14/1/2019

Grant

 

16

Document-Speaking notes on NSI West RG meeting.

5/2/2019

Refuse

Sections 8 (a)(iv), and 9(2)(d)

17

Speaking Note-PCI meeting NSI West Gas Regional meeting 7/5/2019.

3/5/2019

Refuse

Sections 8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(a) , 9(1)(c)and 9(2)(d)

18

Email from CRU to DCCAE-PCI Survey

3/5/2019

Refused

Sections 8 (a)(iv),  9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

19

Email+Slide from GNI: Physical Reverse Flow

3/5/2019

Grant

 

20

Email from Shannon LNG to DCCAE – Regional Group meeting

6/5/2019

Refuse

Section 9(1)(c)

 

21

Email: Draft Agenda for Gas Regional Groups meeting 7-8 May 2019

6/5/2019

Grant

 

22

Email from Dept of Economy, NI to DCCAE -PCI Meeting

13/5/2019

Refuse

Section 8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(a) , 9(1)(c), 9(2)(d)

23

Presentation: NRA views on the candidates PCI’s

7/5/2019

Grant

 

24

Presentation: Gas Regional Groups meeting 7-8 May 2019

7/5/2019

Grant

 

25

Presentation: DESFA PCI 2019 Candidate projects

8/5/2019

Grant

 

26

Email to EU

26/5/2019

Grant

 

27

Email from Commission for Regulation of Utilities +2  attachments - Surveys

26/5/2019

Refuse

Section 8 (a)(iv),  9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

28

Note of EU PCI NSI West Gas Regional Group 7-8 May 2019

10/5/2019

Refuse

Section 8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(a), 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

29

Presentation: Regional Group NSI West

20/5/2019

Grant

 

30

ENTSO G  Draft Assessment Report

6/12/2018

Refuse

Section 8 (a)(iv), Section 9(1)(c)

31

DCCAE Presentation: Regional Group NSI West

18/12/2018

Grant

 

32

Agenda-EU PCI NSI West Gas Regional Group meeting 18/12/2018

18/12/2018

Grant

 

33

Note of EU PCI NSI West Gas Regional Group meeting 18/12/2018

2/1/2019

Refuse

8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

34

Internal DCCAE communication re TEN_E Regional Group on gas 27-28/3/2019

 

2/4/2019

 

Refuse

 8 (a)(iv), 9(2)(d)

35

Email to CRU re views on importance of Shannon LNG Project.

Email to EU re Methodology

2/7/2019

25/6/2019

Refuse

8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(a) and 9(2)(d)

36

Email+Agenda of Meeting of TEN_E Regional Group on gas 27-28/6/2019

29/5/2019

Grant

 

37

Note of Meeting of TEN_E Regional Group on gas 27-28/6/2019

1/7/2019

Refuse

8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

38

DCCAE internal note for Minister re letter from FP Logue Solicitors

30/9/2019

Refuse

8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d)

39

Email with attached letter from FP Logue Solicitors

27/9/2019

Grant

 

40

 

Email with attached Agenda for meeting of TEN-E Working Level Decision Making Body 5/7/2019

26/6/2019

Grant

 

41

Note of meeting of TEN-E Working Level Decision Making Body 5/7/2019

5/7/2019

Refuse

8 (a)(iv), 9(1)(a) and 9(2)(d)

42

Email from EU Commission to DCCAE – Preparatory material for High level Decision making body of 4 October 2019 plus attachments.

30/9/2019

Part Grant

All attachments refused in accordance with 8 (a)(iv) and 9(1)(c).

43

Email from Commission to DCCAE re draft minutes of Technical Decision Making Body 5 July

16/9/2019

Part Grant

Attachment refused in accordance with Section 8 (a)(iv) and 9(1)(c)

44

Email from DCCAE to Energy Attache – Briefing for High Level Decision Making Meeting on 4/10/2019

3/10/19

Refused

Section 8 (a)(iv) and 9(2)(d)

45

Email from DCCAE to EU Commission re High Level Decision Making Meeting 4/10/19

3/10/19

Refused.  

Section 8 (a)(iv), Section 9(2)(d)

46

Internal communication re Technical Level Decision Making Body meeting July 2019

4/7/2019

Refused

Section 8 (a)(iv), Section 9(2)(d)

 

 

Click here to download all of these files together.