Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026

Bill entitled an Act to enable the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to grant approval for the development and operation of a strategic gas reserve for the purpose of securing the State’s energy supply in case of emergency, for that purpose to disapply the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Planning and Development Act 2024 and certain provisions of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011) in relation to such development; to give effect to Article 6(3) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, and Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment in relation to such development; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Last updated: 23 Jul 2026

Sponsored by: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment;

Source: Government

Originating House: Dáil Éireann