Environmental Impact Assessment

Tralee Bay, photo by Róisín Nash

BEC Consultants staff are experienced and qualified to contribute to Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR) through undertaking the Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA).  BEC Consultants staff have carried out EcIAs and prepared Biodiversity chapters for inclusion in EIARs in relation to numerous projects in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments around Ireland. Projects completed include:

  • Blanchardstown Regional Drainage Scheme, Co. Dublin
  • Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant, Co. Wicklow
  • Offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, Co. Dublin,
  • Marine mammal assessment for Dalkey Island pier restoration, Co. Dublin,
  • Preliminary ecological assessments for Galway City Outer Bypass, Co. Galway,
  • Baseline survey for the Royal Canal shared walking-cycling path, Cos Dublin and Kildare,
  • Ecological assessment of developments on the Grand Canal at Naas, Sallins and Robertstown, Co. Kildare.