Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 14, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:

“(f) in section 39A, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) In case the holder of a consent given under subsection (1) of this section constructs a pipeline the holder shall take all reasonable measures to reduce gas demand and GHG

emissions in accordance with Climate (Amendment) Act 2021, to protect the natural environment and to avoid injuring the amenities of the area and, in particular, and without

prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the holder shall while constructing the pipeline take all reasonable steps to prevent injury to any building, site, flora, fauna, feature or

other thing which is of particular architectural, historic, archaeological, geological or natural interest, and when selecting the route for the pipeline the holder shall have regard to

any representations made to the holder as regards the route of such pipeline by any local authority within whose functional area a proposed route, or any part of such a route

would, if the pipeline were constructed, be situate, or any of the following on, in or over whose land such route or part would in such circumstances be situate, namely—

(a) a harbour authority (within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1946),

(b) a company (within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1996),

(c) the Electricity Supply Board or any other electricity undertaker,

(d) Córas Iompair Éireann or any other railway undertaker, or

(e) a natural gas undertaking (other than the holder).”.”.