Results 1-3 of 3 for interruptions speaker:Ossian Smyth

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...site works can commence in good time for that. What is being proposed is not new, but it will involve a significantly shorter timeframe and it is required. There will be a significant prospect of interruptions in electricity supply next winter if this legislation is not passed and if development is not commenced on the selected sites as soon as possible. Since the publication of the...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...has been disallowed under the emergency provisions introduced to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000. We are facing an energy crisis. This emergency generation capacity is needed to avoid interruptions to our supply of electricity. To do that, we need to properly license and have planning permission or some form of legal disallowance of planning permission in place for these...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...had significant knock-on impacts on infrastructure delivery in 2021 and, thus, on the level of capital expenditure. As detailed by Departments during the end-of-year monitoring of capital expenditure, spending plans were impacted by project interruptions and some sectors have indicated that they will need to use the carry-over function into 2022 to make up for this. Increased capital...