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Greenore Licence Application Cover Letter For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 Attachment No. C C.1 Site Management & Control Staff structure: • Facility Manager • Nominated Deputy Manager • Machine Drivers (2 No.) • General Operatives (2 No.) • Crane Driver (1 No.) All facility employees have the requisite qualifications and experience to complete their assigned tasks. C2. Environmental Management System Greenore Port Ltd has developed elements of an environmental management system for the site, as required under Condition 2 of the current Waste Permit. There are two waste handling procedures for site operations – copies of these are included separately in Attachment No. C. Work is progressing on-site to develop the remaining elements of the site’s management system as required under Condition 2 of the Waste Permit. C3. Hours of Operation As the ship movement depends on the tide, the operational hours i.e. the times the bales are loaded onto the ships, are 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The waste acceptance hours are 08.00 to 18.00 Monday to Friday inclusive For inspection and purposes 08.00 only. to 14.00 on Saturday. Wastes are not Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. accepted at the facility on Sundays or Public Holidays. C.4 Fit and Proper Person Neither Greenore Port Ltd nor the company directors have been convicted under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, as amended, the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts 1997 and 1990, the Air Pollution Act 1987 and the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Environmental Specifications for Petrol and Diesel Fuels)(Amendment) Regulations 2004. A copy of the most recent audited accounts for Greenore Port Ltd is enclosed. EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 September 2014 Greenore Port Limited Directors' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 84 Northumberland Road Duignan Carthy O'Neill Ballsbridge Chartered Accountants Dublin 4 Registered Auditors EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 September 2014 Greenore Port Limited Contents Page Contents 1 Company Information 2 Directors' Report 3 - 4 Independent Auditors' Report 5 - 6 Profit and Loss Account 7 Balance Sheet 8 Notes to the Financial Statements 9 - 22 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Appendices 24 Page 1 EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 September 2014 Greenore Port Limited Company Information Directors E O'Reilly T King Secretary V Price Company Number 21631 Registered Office Greenore Co. Louth Auditors Duignan Carthy O'Neill 84 Northumberland Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Business Address Greenore Co. Louth Bankers Danske Bank Finance Centre 1For Airton inspection Close purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Dublin 24 Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited 72 - 74 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 Sankaty Advisors LLC 111 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 Solicitors Arthur Cox Arthur Cox Building Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2 Page 2 EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 September 2014 Greenore Port Limited Directors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2013 The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013. Principal Activity The company owns and operates the port at Greenore, Co. Louth. The directors have no plans to change the activities and operations of the company in the forseeable future. Results And Dividends The results for the year are disclosed on page 7. The company did not pay a dividend (2012 : €Nil). Research and Development The company did not engage in any research and development activity during the year. Financial State of Affairs In the opinion of the directors, the state of affairs of the company is satisfactory and there is no material change since the balance sheet date. The directors of Greenore Port Limited are aware of the statutory obligations in relation to providing a fair review of the company's development and performance. The directors are satisfied that the company faces no uncertainties or risks in the forseeable future other than the normal risks and uncertainties in the development and day to day operations of the company. Directors and their Interests The directors and secretary of the company as at 31 December 2013, are listed on page 2. The directors and secretary had no interests in the shares in, or debentures or loan stock of, the company or group companies. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Political Donations During the year, the company made no political donations which are disclosable in accordance with the Electoral Act, 1997. Post balance sheet events No material events affecting the company have occurred since the balance sheet date. Books of Account The measures taken by the directors to ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 202, Companies Act, 2001, regarding proper books of account are the implementation of necessary policies and procedures for recording transactions, the employment of competent accounting personnel with appropriate expertise and the provision of adequate resources to the financial function. The books of account are maintained at Greenore, Co. Louth. Page 3 EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 September 2014 Greenore Port Limited Directors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2013 Directors' Responsibilities The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable Irish law and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland including the accounting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by Chartered Accountants Ireland. Irish company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that year. In preparing these the directors are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Acts 1963 to 2013. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Auditors The auditors, Duignan Carthy O'Neill, Chartered Accountants, have indicated their willingness to continue in office in accordance with the provisions of Section 160(2) of the Companies Act, 1963. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. On behalf of the Board ______________________ Director ______________________ Director Date: Page 4 EPA Export 05-03-2015:00:06:17 Independent Auditors' Report to the members of Greenore Port Limited We have audited the financial statements of Greenore Port Limited for the year ended 31 December 2013 on pages 7 to 22, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the accounting policies set out on page 9 to 10. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is Irish law and accounting standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council and promulgated by Chartered Accountants Ireland (Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland). This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Section 193 of the Companies Act, 1990. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement on page 4 the directors are responsible for the preparation of financial statements giving a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with Irish law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). These standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practice Board's (APB's) Ethical Standards for Auditors. Scope of the audit of the financial statements An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the company's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made
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