Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 46:

In page 36, to delete lines 21 and 22 and substitute following:“27. (1) Section 42 of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by substituting “Subject to subsection (8), on application to it in that behalf” for “On application to it in that behalf”,

(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii) by inserting “and” at the end of clause (II), substituting “section,” for “section, and” in clause (III) and deleting clause (IV), and

(iii) by inserting the following after paragraph (a):

“(aa) an environmental impact assessment or an appropriate assessment, or both of those assessments, were not required before the permission was granted,”,

and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (7):

“(8) Subparagraph (ii) of subsection (1)(a) does not apply in the case of a permission granted under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016.”.

(2) During the period from the passing of this Act until 31 December 2021, section 42 of the Act of 2000 has effect—”.

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