The grounds of An Taisce's challenge include claims the environmental effects of the milk inputs for the cheese plant were not properly taken into account. An Taisce has taken a legal action against An Bord Pleanála and the State aimed at overturning planning permission for a continental cheese manufacturing plant in Co Kilkenny. The grounds of challenge include claims the environmental effects of the milk inputs for the cheese plant were not properly taken into account for the purposes of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Directives. Read MoreRead MoreThe waste effluent generated by the plant, An Taisce claims, was not adequately assessed for the purpose of those two directives and the Water Framework Directive. Other claims include that the ammonia generated by the milk production is inconsistent with the statutory National Emissions Reduction Commitment set down by the EU.

Source: Irish Independent November 23, 2020 18:11 UTC