Appendix A STAGE 1 RECORD OF CONSULTATION

This is a list of those that received a Stage 1 update cover letter, brochure and Stage 1 report on May 20th 2011.

This list does not include members of the general public.

An Taisce Failte Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland County Council Laois County Council National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) – Development Applications Unit Development Application Unit – DoEHLG BirdWatch Ireland Bord na Móna National Roads Authority (NRA) Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) South-East Regional Authority Midlands Regional Authority Planning Unit - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government Coillte Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Health and Safety Authority (HAS) Health Service Executive (HSE) Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Irish Peatland Conservation Council The Arts Council Teagasc County Carlow Chamber of Commerce Carlow County Council Wicklow County Council Kildare County Council Carlow County Enterprise Board Forfás Kilkenny Archaeological Society Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce Kilkenny County Enterprise Board Kilkenny Strategic Policy Committee Laois Chamber of Commerce Laois County Enterprise Board Laois Society Mountaineering Ireland Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland RTE Frequency Coverage and planning Department The Heritage Council Department of Transport Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs Department of Justice Equality and Law Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Department of Communication, Energy and natural Resources Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government An Bord Pleanála

TDs

Laois-Offaly Charlie Flanagan FG Sent to Leinster House Marcella Corcoran Kennedy FG â Brian Stanley SF Sean Fleming FF FF

Carlow-Kilkenny Ann Phelan Lab John McGuinness FF FG Phil Hogan FG FG

------Local Councillors from affected electoral areas in Laois and Kilkenny

Laois, Borris-in-Ossary John Joe Fennelly FF Sent to Home Address Michael Lalor FG â John King FG Brendan Phelan FF John Bonham FG Martin Phelan FG

Laois,Luggacurren James Daly FG John Robert Moran FG Padraig Fleming FF Ben Brennan NP

Laois, Portlaoise William Aird FG Alan Hand SF Mary Sweeney FG Jeremiah Lodge FF Kathleen O’Brien FG Rotimi Adebari NP Catherine Fitzgerald FF

Laois, James Deegan FG Cathaoirleach

Kilkenny, Ballyragget Mary Hilda Cavanagh FG Patrick Millea FF Maurice Shortall Lab John Brennan FG Catherine Connery FG Cathaoirleach

Kilkenny, Kilkenny John Coonan FF Marie Fitzpatrick Lab Martin Brett FG Paul Cuddihy FG Malcolm Noonan Green Andrew McGuinness FF Betty Manning FG