European Maritime Day 2025

21–23 May 2025 | Cork, Ireland

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Laura Brien

CEO

Maritime Area Regulatory Authority

Dublin, Ireland

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Maritime Area Regulatory Authority is Ireland's independent regulator of the maritime area, established in July 2023.

My organisation

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: Assessing Maritime Area Consent (MAC) applications for the maritime area, which are required by developers before development permission can be granted;, Granting marine licencing for specified activities;, Compliance and enforcement of MACs, licences and offshore development consents;, Investigations and prosecutions;, Administration of the existing Foreshore consent portfolio;, 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.
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Interests

  • Marine spatial planning, regulation, licencing

Speaker sessions (1)

Friday, 23 May 2025

09:45 - 11:00

Workshop 12 "Making co-operation in MSP & Regulation a reality"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

Workshop organized by IE Maritime Area Regulatory Authority.