Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022

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• Allows emergency electricity generation projects to bypass normal planning permission requirements under the Planning and Development Act 2000.
• Exempts these projects from standard environmental impact assessments, but requires alternative assessment methods for environmental and nature conservation reviews.
• Applies only during exceptional circumstances affecting electricity supply security, including the Ukraine situation.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   20 Oct 2022
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   20 Oct 2022
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   26 Oct 2022
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   26 Oct 2022
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   27 Oct 2022
10. Enacted

    29 Oct 2022