Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-04-17
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Lynn Boylan (SF), Agricultural Panel

I move amendment No. 16:
In page 15, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:
“(g) by the insertion of the following section after section 17:
“Reporting
17A. (1) A pipeline operator shall on an annual basis prepare a statement for the approval of the Minister setting out—
(a) areas of the gas network for disconnection, decommissioning or repurposing in accordance with carbon budgets as set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021,
(b) gas supply and demand reduction plans, scenarios and targets in accordance with carbon budgets as set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, and
(c) conditions on large energy users to facilitate accurate hourly emissions reporting and grid carbon-intensity transparency so as to maximise use of renewables and minimise greenhouse gas emissions.
(2) The Minister may give directions to an upstream pipeline operator from time to time in respect of operations in accordance with carbon budgets as set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.”.”.

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