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

Amendment No. 828, which relates to page 339 of the Bill, proposes to delete lines 12 to 16 of that page and to insert a new wording there. One of the requirements of the habitats directive, under Article 6.3 is that you need to consider not just the impact of an individual plan or project that is proposed, but also the combination of effects, including complex interactions and cumulative impacts. The wording of the directive refers to "either individually or in combination with other plans or projects". There is no reference to this wider consideration in the text the Minister is putting forward in his amendment. Why not? Will you consider bringing something forward on Report Stage that provides for this?