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ARTICLE · 15 AUGUST 2024

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Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, August 2024

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Seanad Éireann finished consideration of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024 and an updated version of the Bill is available here.

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Planning and Development Bill 2023

Seanad Éireann finished consideration of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024 and an updated version of the Bill is available here. It will be reconsidered for a final time by the Dáil after the summer recess ends on 18 September.

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024

The Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill has been presented at first stage to Dáil Éireann. It provides for the replacement of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board with a unit in the Department of Transport. It also provides for regulation-making power to cater for the newer types of vessels used in the offshore service sector and their transportation of industrial workers who will, for example, deploy infrastructure and service offshore renewable energy facilities.

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