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ARTICLE · 13 SEPTEMBER 2024

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

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Seanad Éireann completed committee stage of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024. An updated version of the Bill is available here.

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Planning and Development Bill 2023

Seanad Éireann completed committee stage of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024. An updated version of the Bill is available here. It is planned that the Seanad will complete its consideration of the bill once the summer recess ends on 18 September. It has been reported in the Irish Times (at the article available here) that Minister Darragh O'Brien believes the Bill will be enacted in mid-October.

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022

This Act came into force on 28 August. The text of the Act is available at this link. This legislation brings in a regulatory framework and licencing regime for the removal or diversion of water from bodies of water. Also adopted on 29 August were regulations made under the Act which deal with licencing fees, exemptions, and the licencing application process.

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