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

Yes. Amendment No. 704 proposes to insert a reference to “industrial emissions licences” in section 120(3)(d). Similarly, amendment No. 745 makes the same amendment to section 139 relating to procedural powers of the commission when considering a material alteration request. Both amendments relate to omissions in Part 4 relating to procedural powers of the commission when considering direct planning applications. Currently section 120(3)(d) provides that where an application relates to proposed development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity for which an integrated pollution control licence, an abstraction licence or a waste licence is required, the commission may request the EPA to make submissions on the proposed development. Similarly, the commission should be empowered to request a submission from the EPA in respect of an application for which an industrial emissions licence is required. As I said, amendment No. 704 proposes to insert a reference to “industrial emissions licences” in section 120(3)(d). Similarly, amendment No. 745 makes the same amendment to section 139 relating to procedural powers of the commission when considering a material alteration request.