Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 17, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:

“Existing development consents

7. Nothing in, or granted under, this Act affects—(a) any requirement to obtain planning permission or an approval, or any planning permission or approval granted, under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016, or

(b) any requirement to obtain a licence, or any licence granted, under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2011.”.

This amendment is a technical drafting amendment which provides legal clarity that any licence, consent or approval granted under this legislation will not in any way diminish any requirement to obtain permissions, approvals or licences under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016, the Environmental Protection Act 1992 or the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2011.