Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Removes requirement for standard planning permission under Planning and Development Act 2000 for two emergency electricity generation projects (up to 450MW total) at Shannonbridge and Tarbert.
• Exempts designated projects from standard environmental impact assessment rules; replaces with alternative assessment conducted by An Bord Pleanála, coordinated with habitat protection assessment.
• Minister may approve, partially approve, or refuse projects after reviewing assessments and mitigation measures; must notify European Commission of exemption decision and reasons.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   20 Oct 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   20 Oct 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   26 Oct 2022
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
10. Enacted

    29 Oct 2022

Debates

• Second Stage27 Oct 2022↗
• Second Stage26 Oct 2022↗

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