Enacted 99/2022
Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 20 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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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
- First Stage 33rd Dáil20 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil20 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil26 Oct 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil26 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil26 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad26 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad27 Oct 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad27 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad27 Oct 2022
- Enacted29 Oct 2022