Screening said A5 wouldn’t adverselyaffect Foyle or Finn
A SCREENING exercise concluded the A5 was unlikely to have an adverse effect on conservation areas on the Finn and Foyle and that a full ‘Appropriate Assessment’ would not be required.
Roads Minister Danny Kennedy said the NIEA and southern National Parks and Wildlife Services agreed. The Loughs Agency didn’t respond. Mr Kennedy said: “In relation to the A5WTC) and the River Foyle and tributaries and River Finn SACs, the screening exercise concluded that it was unlikely that the proposed A5WTC scheme would have an adverse effect on the integrity of this SAC and consequently, a full Appropriate Assessment was not required. The findings and conclusion of the screening exercise were issued to the two relevant statutory bodies, the NIEA and the Republic of Ireland’s National Parks and Wildlife Services. Both these statutory bodies agreed with the findings and conclusion of the screening exercise.”