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Submitter
Name Inland Fisheries Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland
Address 3044 Lake Drive Citywest Business Campus Dublin D24 CK66
Note
In relation to application
File Number 2560309
Name Poultry Farms Ltd Gallinagh
Address Newgrove Monaghan Co. Monaghan RECEIVED: 15/09/2025
IIE Baile Átha Cliath, 3044 Céide an Locha, Campas Gnó Larthar Na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath 24, D24 Y265
IFI Dublin, 3044 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, D24 Y265
+353(0)1 8842 600 - dublin@fisheriesireland.ie - www.fisheriesireland.ie
Planning Department,
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street
Monaghan
15th September, 2025
Re: Planning Application – Gallinagh Poultry Farms Ltd
Planning Ref: 2650309
Dear Sir/Madam,
We refer to your correspondence last regarding the above mentioned application for permission for the infilling
of lands at Newgrove, Monaghan.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is a statutory agency responsible for inland fisheries in Ireland. Under section 7(1) of
the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) the principal function of IFI is the protection, management and
conservation of the inland fisheries resource.
The site is located close to the Monaghan Blackwater River. This river contains valuable habitat and supports
stocks of brown trout and lamprey among other species. Note: Lamprey species are Annex II listed in the Habitats
Directive.
The WFD Ecological status of the waterbody at this location, Blackwater (Monaghan)_030 is Good.
In order to safeguard this watercourse IFI recommends the following:
• A buffer zone should be established, of at least 10m in width, on either side of all watercourses on site where
no works will take place in order to protect the aquatic habitat .
• There should be no discharge of suspended solids (e.g. silt) or any other deleterious matter to any
watercourse during the proposed works. Silt can clog salmonid spawning beds, and juvenile salmonids are
particularly sensitive to siltation of gill structures. Similarly, plant and macroinvertebrate communities can be
blanketed over, and this can lead to loss or degradation of valuable habitat. Suitable mitigation measures
should be put in place to safeguard water quality, riparian and instream habitat.
We refer you to Section 7 of our guidance documents entitled ‘Guidelines on Protection of Fisheries During
Construction Works in and Adjacent to Waters’, which can be accessed on our website.
• A log of daily visual inspections of all watercourses on site should be retained for the duration of the project.
Please keep us informed of progress with this application.
Yours faithfully,
Michaela Kirrane
Senior Fisheries Environmental Officer, IFI Dublin
RECEIVED: 15/09/2025