Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the regulations I can say that the shortest element will be the passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas. Will Mr. Somers give us firm details on the timelines involved? The phrase "a few weeks" is something I heard quite frequently with regard to the wind energy guidelines signed off by the then Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, and me in May 2017. The fifth anniversary of the sign-off on the draft regulations will come in six weeks' time. They still have not been presented to the Oireachtas and we have absolutely no indication as to when they will be presented to the Oireachtas.

How definitive is Mr. Somers that we will see some progress on this in the coming weeks and months? This is a critical issue. We know for a fact this is not a priority in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Its priority is building houses. It is way down the pecking order on its priority listing. As a result, it does not get the type of focus it needs. Where are these at in a practical sense? Will Mr. Somers elaborate on the point made by Deputy Ó Cuív that aviation issues arise? Will he clarify what these issues are, as they have been relayed by the Department to him?