tion on air emissions and control and abatement measures, water emissions control and abatement, noise, environmental management systems, waste minimisation . This information had to be supported with internal / external reports, maps, and drawings. Compilation of such information in the time required (May to July) necessitated a team of five people working full time on the task. Several meetings were held with the EPA Inspectorate during the course of the Application and these were most useful in getting the document into shape for final submission. ConsultationIn addition to the technical information needed in the application, the IPC guidelines included an emphasis on consultation. We decided to adopt the most comprehensive consultation process possible. Accordingly, we met with 16 external organisations, including Cork County Council, Cork Chamber of Commerce, Ringaskiddy Residents Association ( Local Community Body) and Cork Environmental Alliance. In each case, detailed briefings were given to these organisations, including details on the IPC application, EIS and on the expansion programme The amount of information requested by these organisations varied and in each case, we responded fully.The IPC application process was insistent on transparency at all stages and submission to the EPA on the application were invited from interested parties. The application and EIS were lodged with the Agency on the 8th.July and copies of these were also provided to the Cork Environmental Alliance at their request. All the documents provided were also made available in the Public File by the Agency.Processing of the ApplicationThe EPA commenced detailed examination of the IPC Application and EIS in early July 1994 and came back with requests for further information in the third week of August. As well as this, the Cork Environmental Alliance wrote to the EPA with detailed comments on the Licence Application / EIS.There was regular contact between...
