Rebecca Moynihan (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for missing the presentations. I was speaking on the Order of Business in the Seanad so it was unavoidable. I want to check if I am reading this right. Am I correct in saying there is no obligation to do an environmental impact assessment, EIA, as part of the public consultation? Reference was made to developer engagement with impacted stakeholders. What is envisaged by that? Who would the impacted stakeholders be and what statutory basis do the witnesses consider that to have? Going back to the question the Chairman raised about community benefit, is there potential to include something like a local employment clause or an obligation to take a percentage of workers from the live register within the Bill and give it a legal and statutory basis?