Cork County Council criticised for denying Cape Clear pier its seal of approval

Cork County Council has been slammed for not giving its seal of approval to pier improvements on Cape Clear for fear of disturbing nearby marine mammals.

Séamus Ó’Drisceoil of the Cailín Óir Ferry Service has described claims that pile- driving at North Harbour could disturb nearby seal colonies as “farfetched”.

In responding to the application for planning permission to carry out remedial works at Duffy’s Pier, Cork County Council requested further information on the proposal, as well as a waste management plan, and said it was concerned that “the risk of impact of the works on marine mammals has not been assessed adequately in the submitted documentation”.