[Flic
en Flac – St Patrick Clinic – EIA Licence] [Companies
– EIA – Industrial Lease]
Debate
No. 9 of 24.05.11
FLIC
EN FLAC - ST PATRICK CLINIC - EIA LICENCE
(No.
B/413) Mrs J. Radegonde (Fourth Member for Savanne & Black
River) asked the Minister of Environment and Sustainable
Development whether, in regard to the St Patrick Clinic at
Flic en Flac, he will state if the Clinic has submitted an
application for an Environment Impact Assessment licence and,
if so, where matters stand.
Reply:
My Ministry has not received any application for an EIA
licence in the name of St Patrick Clinic at Flic en Flac.
Keywords:
EIA Licence, St Patrick Clinic
Debate
No. 14 of 28.06.11
COMPANIES
- EIA & INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(No.
B/585) Dr. R. Sorefan (Fourth Member for La Caverne
& Phoenix) asked
the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
whether, in regard to the Environment Impact Assessment, he
will state the name, over the past five years, of the -
(a)
companies;
(i)
which have signed an industrial lease with Government,
prior to the granting of a licence thereof, if any, and
(ii)
for which obtaining a licence thereof was a
pre-requisite condition for the signature of the lease,
indicating the reasons therefor, and
(b)
private medical and surgical clinics which are
presently operating without a licence thereof, if any,
indicating the actions initiated against them.
Mr
Virahsawmy: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, information with regard to
part (a) has been sought from the Ministry of Housing and
Lands. I am informed that the information is being
compiled and same will be tabled once available.
As
regards part (b) my Ministry is not aware of any such case.
Should
the hon. Member be aware of any such case, my Ministry will
investigate into the matter.
Dr.
Sorefan: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I know from the hon.
Minister if we have seen one case well debated with PNQ here
that a lease agreement has been signed by the Government with
a company and the same company has tried a EIA report for a
license afterwards if..
The
Deputy Speaker: No, please the hon. Member should…
Dr.
Sorefan: May I know from the hon. Minister if the EIA license
is not approved now, what will happen to that company who has
already signed a lease with the Government?
Mr
Virahsawmy: Well, if the EIA is not approved, the company will
not be authorised to carry on the trade.
Mr
Bérenger: In the normal practice for the EIA to be submitted,
approved then…
(Interruptions)
The
Deputy Speaker: Order! Please.
Mr
Bérenger: ...is a lease signed or vice versa?
Mr
Virahsawmy: No, as far as the EIA is concerned, we are not
concerned with the lease. Some companies apply for an
EIA, we will follow the procedures and if he is granted the
EIA, then he will apply for the lease, but this is not the
same Ministry in any case. The lease is from the Ministry of
Housing and Lands.
Dr.
Sorefan: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Minister is saying
that he is not aware of the medical and surgical units. There
is one case at Flic en Flac where a license to operate as a
private clinic has been granted. The license has also
been granted by the radiation unit for the same company and
the company does not have an EIA.
It
had just forwarded an EIA now. May I know from the Minister
whether he is aware of this because the same company does not
have a development permit in a residential complex?
Mr
Virahsawmy:I would like to repeat for the information
of the hon. Member that my Ministry grants only EIA licence.
If a hospital or any other clinic applies for a permit, it has
to apply to the Ministry of Health and I do not control what
the Ministry of Health does. As far as we are concerned, we
will consider the EIA on its own merits.
Keywords:
EIA, industrial lease
