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Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications
- Introduced
- 2 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends EPA Act 1992 to create alternative assessment process for emergency electricity generation licenses, replacing standard EIA procedures for designated developments under the 2022 Act.
- Requires EPA to conduct alternative assessment, make environmental reports public, and coordinate with habitat protection assessments under EU nature directives.
- EPA cannot grant license unless Minister has separately approved the designated development; Agency must incorporate assessment findings and environmental safeguards into license conditions.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil2 Mar 2023
- Second Stage33rd Dáil7 Mar 2023
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil8 Mar 2023
- Report Stage33rd Dáil8 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil8 Mar 2023
- Second Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2023
- Committee Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2023
- Report Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2023
- Enacted10 Mar 2023
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