Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 91:

In page 48, after line 37, to insert the following:

"Amendments to Screening for environmental impact assessment

16. The Act of 2000 is amended—(a) in section 176A(3) by substituting the following for paragraph (e):

"(e) any such other information as is required under Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU where such information shall be prescribed by the Minister, and any additional information which may be prescribed by the Minister,",

(b) in section 176A(4), by substituting "the authority may do either or both" for "the authority shall",

(c) in section 176A(4) to insert the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

"(c) consult with the public, and consider any views of that body and shall publish the application for screening determination for environmental impact assessment (within the meaning of section 176A(1)) on both—

(i) its website, and

(ii) in a newspaper circulating in the area where the proposed development would be situated, together with a notice, stating—

(I) where and when the full application can be found and inspected,

(II) inviting submissions from the public, and

(III) stating what fee if any is required to make a submission, and the notice shall specify the period within which submissions are required to be received by the authority, where such period should not be less than 4 weeks,",

(d) in section 176A(7) by deleting “together with any fee received from the applicant".".