Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 24:

After subsection (1), to insert the following: "(1A) The holder of a permission shall notify the public of the application by way of a site notice.

(1B) In order to ensure adherence with the State’s obligations under the Aarhus Convention and the principles of good planning and development the relevant authority shall provide for public participation in the certification process by way of inviting written submissions on the application from interested persons or organisations, the relevant authority shall provide no less than 4 weeks from the date of the application for written submissions to be made as advertised in a relevant newspaper and on the authorities website, the relevant authority shall have regard to any submissions made when making a final decision on the request."

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