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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Danielle Conaghan |Niamh McGovern |Jacinta Conway |Aaron Boyle
In Ireland, Phase 2 development of offshore renewable
energy is to take place off the South-East Coast. Unlike Phase 1,
Phase 2 is plan-led: the transmission system operator, EirGrid,
will develop grid assets to connect projects on State selected
sites.
In October 2024, some key building blocks for Phase 2 have been
put in place. They include Government approval of the South-Coast
Designated Maritime Area Plan and a Decision on Grid Connection
Policy.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Danielle Conaghan |Jacinta Conway |Karen Killoran |Niamh McGovern
Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of 24 June 2024 on
nature restoration has been published today in the Official Journal
of the European Union. It enters into force on 18 August 2024 and
is directly applicable in all Member States. The new Regulation
sets out binding rules and targets to restore ecosystems, with the
goals of ensuring recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature and
contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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May 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |Danielle Conaghan |Aaron Boyle |Jacinta Conway
The European Commission published new and updated guidance for
Member States to accelerate deployment of renewable energy. The
guidance relates to implementation of the obligations imposed on
Member States under the revised Renewable Energy Directive.
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May 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Niamh McGovern |Aaron Boyle |Danielle Conaghan |Alex McLean
Terms and Conditions and the Timetable for RESS 4 are now available,
with the qualification process opening on 20 May 2024.
The significant change in RESS 4 is the recognition that further
mechanisms are needed to manage project delivery risk.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Danielle Conaghan |Jacinta Conway |Karen Killoran
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Danielle Conaghan |Jacinta Conway
The CJEU delivered a significant judgment today in Eco Advocacy. Six questions were referred by the Irish High Court. The CJEU held
as follows:
The High Court asked whether the Court was required by EU law
to hear and / or determine a case where an EU law point was raised,
but not properly pleaded as required under Irish law. The CJEU held
that EU law does not preclude national rules which may prevent
applicants in judicial review relying on grounds or reliefs that
were not pleaded.
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Jun 15, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Danielle Conaghan |Jacinta Conway
The CJEU delivered a significant judgment today in Eco Advocacy. Six questions were referred by the Irish High Court. The CJEU held as follows:The High Court asked whether the Court was required by EU law to hear and / or determine a case where an EU law point was raised, but not properly pleaded as required under Irish law. The CJEU held that EU law does not preclude national rules which may prevent applicants in judicial review relying on grounds or reliefs that were not pleaded.
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May 19, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Alex McLean |Danielle Conaghan |Katrina Donnelly
Recent years have seen private individuals and NGOs increasingly using the courts to enforce rights in the climate sphere. This seems to be a trend that is only going on one direction and represent a risk of which Governments and corporates alike are going to need to be increasingly aware.
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Mar 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Danielle Conaghan |Jacinta Conway |Katrina Donnelly
We looked here at recent indications from DECC that there will be a faster move to a plan-led approach to developing offshore renewable energy. This has been followed by publication of the Policy Statement on the Framework for Phase 2 Offshore Wind. While the Government wishes to see 7GW of new offshore generation capacity, the line of sight for Phase 2 development is now limited in this Policy Statement to less than 1GW.
