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Energy & Natural Resources: Legislative Programme Spring/Summer 2015

Bill Purpose as per Legislative Programme Expected Publication Date 
Minerals Development Bill To modernise and consolidate all mineral development legislation During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session
Geothermal Energy Development Bill To provide a legislative framework for the vesting, licensing and regulation of the development of geothermal energy No indication as to when publication is expected
Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill To provide for powers of administrative sanctions for the CER on energy undertakings, to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, to restate provisions of EU Regulations relating to energy market trading, to amend Sustainable Energy Act 2002 and to make a number of other minor energy legislation amendments and revocations 2015
EirGrid Bill To establish EirGrid in primary legislation No indication as to when publication is expected
Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety (Amendment) Bill   To transpose the provisions of the Directive 2013/30/EU on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations 2015