The Irish Marine Federation (IMF) AGM will hear how its contribution to the National Marine Planning Framework was kickstarted this week by Minister for Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan.
Over the last two years, the marine leisure trade body played an important role in the advisory group for the National Marine Planning Framework that has put in place new jurisdiction for marine planning in Ireland.
The IMF contribution is now enshrined in the significant piece of maritime legislation that will usher in a new age for the offshore renewable energy industry off the Irish coast.
The annual meeting, chaired by Dun Laoghaire Marina's Paal Janson, takes place on Thursday, 24th March at the Maldron Hotel in Portlaoise.
The Federation was also a member of the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) II group that paved the way this week for Minister for Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan to formally kick-start the new maritime area consent regime
The new regime allows the minister on an interim basis to issue maritime area consents (MACs) to renewable energy developers who meet “relevant assessment criteria”.
