Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 656:

In page 215, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(6) (a) Where a planning authority grants permission for a development comprising or for the purposes of the harnessing of wind power for energy production and an offer has not yet been made pursuant to subsection (1) of section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 for the connection of the development to the transmission system or distribution system at a particular connection point, a condition shall be attached to the permission requiring that no works shall be carried out in respect of the development until—

(i) such an offer is made, and

(ii) permission is granted for the construction or erection of transmission or distribution lines and any ancillary development (including substations) for the purpose of making the said connection.

(b) In this subsection “distribution” and “transmission” have the meanings assigned to them by the Electricity Regulation Act 1999.”.