RTÉ News has learned that independent mediator Peter Cassells is to recommend the re-routing of the gas pipeline running through the Rossport area of Co Mayo.
A report to be published by Peter Cassells will urge Shell urge to 'modify the proposed route of the pipeline to address the concerns of residents in the area'.
Mr Cassells was appointed to the role of mediator by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey.
He spent seven months trying to broker a deal between Shell Ireland and the Rossport residents but in the end he said there appeared to be almost no likelihood that the two sides could come to an agreement.
The 10-point plan is a final bid to try to break the deadlock.
His most radical proposal is that the route of the pipeline be altered because of the concern in the Rossport community about its proximity to houses.
Mr Cassells will not be producing a map with suggested alternative routes but he will be asking Shell to come up with a route that would be acceptable to the community.
The report will be published at about 11 am tomorrow.
Shell Ireland did not comment, saying said it had not received any indication of what was in the report.
