Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 152:

In page 67, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “Relevant works which may affect environment in another Member State

38.(1) Where the Minister considers that the proposed relevant works that is the subject of an EIAR under this Chapter would be likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State or in a part of the island of Ireland not under the jurisdiction of the State, or where another Member State or public authority in a part of Ireland not under the jurisdiction of the State considers that the proposed relevant works would be likely to have such effects and so requests, the Minister shall, as soon as possible, send to that Member State or to the relevant public authority—

(a) a description of the proposed relevant works and any available information on its possible effects on the environment in that Member State or part of the island of Ireland, and

(b) relevant information about the procedure for deciding whether or not to grant the relevant licence concerned,

and shall give to that Member State or relevant public authority a reasonable time to indicate whether it wishes to provide views on those effects.

(2)Where a Member State or relevant public authority which has received information under subsection (1)indicates that it wishes to provide views on the likely effects on the environment of the proposed relevant works, the Minister shall send to that Member State or relevant public authority—

(a) if he or she has not already done so, a copy of the EIAR submitted to the Minister under this Chapter, and

(b) any further relevant information about the procedure for deciding whether or not to grant the relevant licence concerned.

(3)Where a Member State or relevant public authority has, under subsection (2), indicated that it wishes to provide views on the likely effects on the environment of the proposed relevant works, the Minister shall consult with that Member State or relevant public authority regarding the potential effects of the proposed relevant works on the environment in that Member State or part of the island of Ireland and the measures envisaged to reduce or eliminate such effects.

(4)The Minister shall notify a Member State or relevant public authority which was consulted under subsection (3) of his or her decision as to whether or not to grant the relevant licence concerned.

(5)For the purposes of this section, a “relevant public authority” may include the Assembly and Executive established under the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and any elected local authority on the island of Ireland outside the jurisdiction of the State.”.