Seanad debates

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Lynn BoylanLynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 13, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(c) in section 10B(2), by the substitution of the following for paragraph (c):
“(c) where connection to or enhancement of the upstream pipeline of the operator is required by the applicant, an offer made under that subsection—
(i) shall include the terms for such a connection or enhancement, including any charges for connection or enhancement, and details of all technical aspects relating to the connection or enhancement that might be reasonably required by that person,

(ii) shall include details of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the development and operation of that connection or enhancement,

(iii) on request of the applicant, may be on the basis that the applicant constructs, or that either or both the applicant and the upstream pipeline operator make arrangements to have constructed, the connection to the pipeline, and the ownership of any such connection constructed or arranged to be constructed by the applicant shall, subject to subsection (8), be a matter for agreement between the parties,

(iv) the conditions of any licence granted or consent given to the upstream pipeline operator under this Act or under the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002,

(v) the conditions of any licence, lease or permit granted to the upstream pipeline operator under the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960, or

(vi) the upstream pipeline operator’s code of operations, being a code, approved by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in respect of all technical design, operational and other requirements relating to operation of the upstream pipeline in respect of which the holder has been granted a consent by that Minister under section 40(1),”,”.

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