Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This amendment proposes to amend section 213, which provides for the EIA of relevant development and outlines conditions that may be attached to a grant of permission, which is of particular relevance to the proposed amendment. The amendment proposes that an additional condition, namely, "conditions for environmental and nature restoration" be included. This amendment is not necessary as the current provisions are consistent with the wording of the parent EIA directive. Section 213 gives effect to Article 8A of the EIA directive, which refers to "measures envisaged to avoid, prevent or reduce and, if possible, offset significant adverse effects on the environment as well as, where appropriate, monitoring measures." The wording of section 213 as currently drafted aligns with the wording of the EIA directive so I cannot support this amendment.