Maritime Area Regulatory Authority
About
The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, or MARA, is a state agency established on 17th July 2023. MARA’s functions are set out in the Maritime Area Planning Acts 2021 and 2022, it has a key role to play in the Ireland's streamlined authorisations system for the maritime area, including:
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Assessing Maritime Area Consent (MAC) applications for the maritime area, which are required by developers before development permission can be granted;
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Granting marine licencing for specified activities;
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Compliance and enforcement of MACs, licences and offshore development consents;
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Investigations and prosecutions;
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Administration of the existing Foreshore consent portfolio;
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Fostering & promoting co-operation between regulators of the maritime area.
MARA is a body under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and is located in Wexford.
Maritime Policy - Horizontal themes
Blue Economy