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Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: The implementation of the European directive on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and hydrogen is the appropriate legislative vehicle for consideration of the decarbonisation of the gas grid and GNI's role and functions as provided for in the Gas Act 1976, as amended. In particular, the final version of the European gas directive provides for member states...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: Briefly, our electricity emissions fell by 24% last year in Ireland. This is a significant improvement. We are absolutely committed to reducing emissions from gas and by moving towards 80% of our electricity coming from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. That is an absolute commitment. There is a legal requirement to cut our emissions by 50% by 2030. There is actual progress being made all...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: This amendment makes proposals on reporting requirements for pipeline operators with regard to decarbonisation and requirements under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. As previously mentioned, the implementation of the European directive on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and hydrogen is a more appropriate legislative...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I am happy to provide the Senator with any information I legally can. If she wants to go to my office, I will try to break out any data that I can disaggregate within the law.

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: As already stated, the implementation of the European directive on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and hydrogen is a more appropriate legislative vehicle for consideration of the decarbonisation of the gas grid and GNI's role and functions as provided for in the Gas Act 1976, as amended. In particular, the final version of the European gas directive...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I will not confirm that because part of the reduction was due to increased imports of electricity from abroad through our interconnectors. It was also due to increased generation of wind power, increased generation of solar power and a reduction in the use of coal.

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I am happy not to.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 912: In page 406, to delete lines 22 to 37, and in page 407, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following: “ “certificate” has the meaning given to it by subsection (3) of section 231; “existing use value”, in relation to the value of land on the date permission relating to the land is granted, means the value of the land...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: Which aspect of the ability to lease?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: It is there in subsection (4) of section 224.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: That is an operational matter so it is a matter for Government policy.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 918: In page 414, to delete line 1.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 920: In page 416, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(18) A certificate under section 97 of the Act of 2000 granted before the repeal of that section by section 6 shall have effect on and after that repeal as if granted under this section.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 922: In page 420, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(13) An agreement under section 47 of the Act of 2000 or section 38 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1963 that was— (a) made for the purpose of restricting or regulating the development of land, and (b) in force immediately before the repeal of the said section...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 925: In page 422, lines 26 to 28, to delete all words from and including “unless” in line 26 down to and including “notice” in line 28.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: Amendment No. 924 sought to amend section 235(4)(b)(i), which relates to notices requiring "the demolition, removal, alteration or replacement of any structure" by also requiring the “restoration” of such a structure. The function of this section is to remove or discontinue a use or structure. The level and requirement to restore land on foot of a notice under this section is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: Amendments Nos. 925 and 926 are of a technical and drafting nature and seek to bring clarity to the provisions as drafted. They relate to section 236 of the Bill, which sets out provisions consequential on a notice requiring the discontinuance of works or use of land; the removal or alteration of a structure; or works or use of land to be subject to conditions. This amendment merely splits...

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