Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 26th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 85/2024 Official bill number / year
Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Martin Conway · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 9 Oct 2024
- Last updated
- 12 Jun 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Bill amends planning rules to require environmental impact assessments for certain stationary battery energy storage system installations.
- Expands the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to classify specific battery storage projects as developments needing formal environmental review.
- Aims to ensure large-scale battery storage projects undergo environmental scrutiny before planning permission is granted.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad9 Oct 2024
- Second Stage 26th Seanad9 Oct 2024
Debates
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