Home / Professional Development / IPI Events / Marine Spatial Planning CPD SeriesMarine Spatial Planning CPD SeriesGo Back Event Date:01/12/2023Event time:From: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pmEvent type:WebinarCPD Points:8 Download BrochureOnline CPD Series delivered with the support of the Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageFridays from 13 October to 3 December from 13:00 to 14:15 (Two 30 minute presentations followed by 15 minute Q&A).This free lunch and learn series is open to members and non-members. Register below for all 8 webinars – which will be delivered on Zoom. Certificates of attendance will be available for those who attend all 8 live webinars. Recordings of the series so far are available here. Please note the schedule is subject to change.Click here to book.Learning Outcomes:Be able to identify relevant legislative and policy frameworks for the sustainable planning, use and management of the marine resource.Be able to understand the diversity of state, market and civil stakeholders with an interest in the marine resource.Be able to apply relevant legal and policy documents to a specific marine-related issue.Be able to articulate the benefits of a trans-disciplinary approach to the planning and management of the marine resource.Sessions 1A & 1B (Friday 13th October) – AcademicMODERATOR: TERRY PRENDERGASTTopicSpeakerOutlineIntroduction to MSPDr Heather Ritchie, QUBDefining MSP; MSP v Terrestrial Planning; Challenges for planning in the marine environment; MSP around the UK/Irish Sea – legislation and plan overview; Relevant research and practiceLand Sea Interaction: Over the seaPaul Lawlor, TU DublinICZM, MSP best practiceSessions 2A & 2B (20th October) – PracticeMODERATOR: TERRY PRENDERGASTTopicSpeakerOutlineLand Sea Interaction: Under the seaAli Robinson, Development Management Planner,Uisce ÉireannSeabed CharacterisationSessions 3A & 3B (27th October) – PracticeMODERATOR: TERRY PRENDERGASTTopicSpeakerOutlineMapping DataJuliet Fitzpatrick, Asst. Principal Officer, DHLGHmarineplan.ieIntroduction to MARARory O’Leary, Head of Policy and Consenting, Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)Role of MARA in consentingSessions 4A & 4B (3rd November) – PracticeMODERATOR: DR HEATHER RITCHIETopicSpeakerOutlineIntroduction to the role of the Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsConor McCabe, Principal Officer, DECCRole of DECCMarine ImplementationKarina Fitzgerald, Planning Advisor, DHLGHDMAPsSessions 5A & 5B (10th November) – AcademicMODERATOR: DR HEATHER RITCHIETopicSpeakerOutlineCoastal CommunitiesDr Wesley Flannery, QUBMaking Marine Spatial Planning Matter to StakeholdersTransboundary MSPDr Kofi Ansong, University of LiverpoolTransboundary MSP: Why, how, case examples and outcomesSessions 6A & 6B (17th November) – PracticeMODERATOR: DR HEATHER RITCHIETopicSpeakerOutlineIntroduction to role of An Bord PleanálaCiara Kellett, Director of Planning, An Bord PleanálaRole of An Bord Pleanála in consentMarine Ecology for PlannersDr Maeve Flynn, Senior Ecologist, An Bord PleanálaAA in the Marine EnvironmentSessions 7A & 7B (24th November) – PracticeMODERATOR: TERRY PRENDERGASTTopicSpeakerOutlineDelivering Blue GrowthSybil Berne, Associate, MDBRole of the Planning Consultant in Offshore Wind Development IDelivering Blue GrowthColm Ryan, Planning Director, MKORole of the Planning Consultant in Offshore Wind Development IISessions 8A & 8B (1st December) – PracticeMODERATOR: SYBIL BERNETopicSpeakerOutlineLessons LearntDes Cox, Planning Environmental and Consents Lead, Celtic Interconnector Project, EirgridLessons from the Celtic InterconnectorLessons LearntBrian McCarthy, Senior Planner, Clare County CouncilMarine development in the Shannon Estuary