Opposition tables bill to ban building of data centres

People Before Profit move aims to address 'glaring gaps' in the Government’s Climate Bill

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith has tabled a bill to ban the building of data centres and LNG storage terminals.

A ban on the building of data centres and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals has been put to the Government as a further means of Ireland meeting its climate improvement targets.

Opposition party People Before Profit has introduced a new bill, recommending the banning of such infrastructure, in a bid to address what it calls “glaring gaps” in the Government’s Climate Bill, which is due to pass through the Dáil this week.