Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 27 May 2026, EirGrid plc submitted a Material Amendment application (MUL240036MA) to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) seeking to amend Specific Condition 32 of its existing Maritime Usage Licence MUL240036 (granted 10 July 2025) for the Powering Up Offshore South Coast (PUOSC) marine site investigation works. Specific Condition 32 relates to in-combination underwater noise effects between concurrent marine survey activities; the amendment seeks to reduce the coordination distance applied from 10 km to 6 km for specified survey works. The activity covers Counties Cork, Wexford and Waterford — the full South Coast DMAP region — and is administered by MARA under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. The application status is "Applied" pending MARA assessment and any statutory public consultation period.