Compulsory Purchase Order/Environmental Impact Statement
The Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for this Scheme is made and has
been submitted to An Bórd Pleanála for approval. The Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) is also published. Notices of the making
of the CPO and the publication of the EIS appeared in local (Clare
Champion, Limerick Leader) and national (Irish Independent) newspapers
during weeks ending Friday 31st October 2003 and Friday 7th November
2003. The full text of these notices can be viewed on the News
Page. Landowners directly affected by the route received individual
notification that the CPO is made.
Members of the public could have inspected both the CPO and the EIS documentation
at County Hall, Dooradoyle and at the Mid West National Roads
Design Office, Mungret College on working days between the hours
of 9:30 am to 4:30 pm between 30th October 2003 and 4th December
2003 inclusive. The EIS was available for purchase at both the
above offices during the same period. The EIS Volume 1, Non-Technical
Summary can be viewed or printed on the Publications Page.
Written submissions/objections could have been made to An Bórd
Pleanála no later than 5.30 pm on Thursday 18th December 2003.
Although the above statutory period for inspecting the CPO and EIS documentation
is now over, members of the public are still welcome to view same
at the Mid West National Road Design Office, Mungret College.
The EIS remains available to purchase at the above office.