Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With the permission of the Chair, may I comment on that point? People in the midlands have seen energy companies paying money to lease land. They suspect that deals are being done behind closed doors. These guys would not be going out and spending their money unless they knew they would get permission to erect turbines. If there is one single thing that unnerves people, it is that decisions have been made, the companies are ploughing ahead and it is a fait accompli.It will happen no matter what the Government and different agencies say.