Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 27:

In page 17, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:

"(c) the standards and codes of practice applicable to designated petroleum activities including relevant standards and codes of practice, that have been formulated or recommended by the National Standards Authority of Ireland,".

The main purpose of amendment No. 27 is to set out in clear terms that details of the codes of practice and technical standards recommended by the National Standards Authority of Ireland, which is the Irish standardisation authority, will be set out in the safety case guidelines to be published by the Commission for Energy Regulation in respect of each designated petroleum activity. This will add to the robustness of the process as the safety guidelines will establish beyond any doubt what are the relevant standards with respect to each specific designated authority for the purposes of safety assessment in Ireland. Amendments Nos. 28, 29 and 30 are technical amendments that follow as a result of amendment No. 27.

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