Section 44 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 is amended -

(a) in subsection (6)(iii), by the insertion of "(other than section 178 of the Act of 2000)" after "any enactment concerned",

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):

"(6A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (6)(ii), land may be acquired by the Authority by agreement or by means of a compulsory purchase order made by the Authority in accordance with Part XIV of the Act of 2000 for the purpose of taking any measure whatsoever that may be reasonably required to mitigate, directly or indirectly, the impact of any public transport infrastructure provided on the environment generally or on -

(a) any particular site, building or structure,

(b) the availability of parking, or

(c) trees, landscaping and planting,",

and

(c) in subsection (7) and subsection (8), by the substitution of "subsection (1)(c), (6) or (6A)" for "subsection (1)(c) or (6)".