Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment 115:

In page 40, lines 16 to 25, to delete all words from and including “(1) For” in line 16 down to and including line 25 and substitute the following: “(1) For the avoidance of doubt, the relevant competent authority shall, in the preparation of anything to which this subsection applies, ensure that-

(a) the thing is both consistent and compatible with the objectives, of following acts of the institutions of the European Union, or any provision of an Act of the Oireachtas enacted or made for the purposes of giving effect to any such Act, and that the thing does not contravene:

(i) the Habitats Directive;

(ii) Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 20011 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, the SEA Directive;

(iii) the Birds Directive,

(b) that screening determinations in respect of requirements for strategic environmental assessment are undertaken and strategic environmental assessment is undertaken where such screening determines it is required, in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 20011 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment and national legislation for the time being in force to give effect to the Directive, before any approval of the thing is sought from the Oireachtas, or the thing is given effect, and

(c) that screening determinations in respect of requirements for appropriate assessment are undertaken and appropriate assessment is undertaken where such screening determines it is required, in accordance with the Habitats Directive and national legislation for the time being in force to give effect to the Directive, before any approval of the thing is sought from the Oireachtas, or the thing is given effect.”.