An Bord Pleumila

Our Ref: 29N.PA0043

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Your Ref:

Gretta Hannigan
Inland Fisheries Ireland
3044 Lake Drive
Citywest Business Campus
Dublin 24
28th September 2015
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

Dear Madam,
An Bard Pleamila has received your recent submission in relation to the above mentioned proposed development and will
take it into consideration in its detenninationof the matter. A receipt for the fee lodged is enclosed.

The Board will revert to you in due course with regard to the matter.
Please be advised that copies of all submissions I observations received in relation to the application will be made
available for public inspection at the offices of Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County
Council and at the offices of An Bord Pleanala when they have been processed by the Board.

If you have any queries in the meantime please contact the undersigned officer of the Board. Please quote the above
mentioned An Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.
Yours faithfully,

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(11Kieran Somers

Executive Officer
Direct Line:Ol-8737107
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25 September 2015 13:22
Kieran Somers
FW: Application under Section 37E of the Planning and Development Acts
2000-2015 for the Development of the National Paediatric Hospital at St. James's
Hospital Campus, James St., Dublin 8

From: Bord

Sent: 25 September 2015 13:18

To: SIDS
Subject: FW: Application under Section 37E of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2015 for the Development
of the National Paediatric Hospital at St. James's Hospital Campus, James St., Dublin 8

From: Gretta Hannigan [mailto:Gretta.Hannigan@fisheriesireland.ie]

Sent: 25 September 2015 09:31

To: Bard
Subject: FW: Application under Section 37E of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2015 for the Development
of the National Paediatric Hospital at St. James's Hospital Campus, James St., Dublin 8
The Secretary,
An Bord Pleanala,
64 Marlborough Street,
Dublin 1.

RE: Application under Section 37E of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2015 for the Development of the
National Paediatric Hospital, which is an Integrated Health Infrastructure Development comprising of 6 key
elements and ancillary development, a 473 no. bed hospital at St. James's Hospital campus (in order to facilitate
the development, a construction compound will be provided at Davitt Road}; two children's hospital satellite
centres located at Tallaght and Connolly Hospital campuses; a 53 no. bed Family Accommodation Unit at the St.
James's Hospital campus and a Children's Research and Innovation Centre at St. James's Hospital campus.
Dear Sir,
The Principal elements of this development are located at St. James Hospital Campus within the liffey catchment.
The River Liffey represents a highly significant Salmonid system. The liffey support Atlantic salmon (Salmo solar
,listed under Annex II and V of the EU Habitats Directive) and Sea trout (Salma trutta) ,in addition to Brown trout
and Eel populations. The liffey also holds populations of Freshwater crayfish and Lamprey both Annex II species.
The Liffey is a valuable resource in terms of local heritage (biological diversity) a native fisheries resource and an
angling amenity. The Camac supports brown trout throughout. Connolly Hospital campus borders the Tolka River.
The Tolka main channel supports Brown trout (Salmo trutta) , Salmon (Salmo solar) Sea trout (Salmo trutta) Eels
(Anguilla anguilla) and lamprey in its lower reaches with Brown trout in the tributaries. Tallaght Hospital is located
within the Dodder catchment. The River Dodder is exceptional among most urban rivers in having salmon, sea trout
and Lamprey populations. The river is regarded as a very important fishery. Fish populations are protected I
supplemented through routine IFI fisheries management measures, in addition to annual brown trout stocking by
the Dodder Anglers (local angling club).
IFI have no objection to the development subject to compliance with the Mitigation and Monitoring outlined in
sections 7,8 and 9 of the EIS.
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