Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the date of publication of the legislation transposing the provisions of Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment into national legislation; the proposed date for commencement of the legislation; if he will issue guidance, including consideration of the transitional arrangements for projects subject to EIA, that are already underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14084/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Work is presently underway in my Department on the drafting of amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, necessary to apply the requirements of Directive 2014/52/EU relating to environmental impact assessment of certain public and private projects, including transitional arrangements set down in Article 3 of the Directive. Article 2 requires Member States to bring into force by 16 May 2017 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive.

My Department will issue guidance to planning authorities in due course on the amendments made to the 2000 Act for the purpose of implementing the Directive.