First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 60/2023 Official bill number / year
Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Bríd Smith · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 27 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Restricts planning authorities from approving new fossil fuel infrastructure and high-energy data centres during the climate emergency period, as declared by Dáil Éireann.
- Removes LNG terminals and other fossil fuel projects from the seventh schedule, preventing them from being classified as strategic infrastructure and bypassing An Bord Pleanála direct applications.
- Requires An Bord Pleanála to assess planning applications against State climate targets, national climate objective, and atmospheric CO2 levels; may consult EPA on consistency.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil27 Jul 2023
Debates
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