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Energy & Natural Resources: Legislation Programme Autumn/Winter 2015

September 30, 2015

 

Bill

Purpose

Current Status/

Expected Publication Date

Minerals Development Bill 2015

To modernise and consolidate all mineral development legislation

Order for Second Stage in Seanad Éireann

Geothermal Energy Development Bill

To provide a legislative framework for the vesting, licensing and regulation of the development of geothermal energy

2016

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

To provide administrative sanctioning powers to the CER, including powers to impose fines, to provide for the renaming of the CER, to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, to provide for publication of Energy Strategy Statements by the CER, to restate provisions of EU Regulations relating to energy market trading, to amend the Sustainable Energy Act 2002 and to make a number of other minor energy legislation amendments and revocations

During the Autumn/Winter Session 2015

EirGrid Bill

To establish EirGrid in primary legislation

2016