Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage

9:40 am

Mr. Graham Doyle:

We estimate that the fines that have not been levied yet but that are likely to be levied to be in the region of €4 million, taking us up to date. Given that An Bord Pleanála has now dealt with the case and issued its finding, we argue that our contention to the Commission should be that this should bring closure to the case. We expect to be levied with the fines. It should be noted that the electricity production at Derrybrien wind farm has been paused at this point. Officials from this Department will be engaging with officials in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications over the coming days to work with the Commission to bring this to a close.

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