Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have no doubt that a pre-application consultation would arise at one point or another. The reason for the amendment is to try to take the unknown quantity out expeditiously and apply a timeframe, as we do in large-scale residential developments. I take on board the Minister of State's points about the capacity issues. We will address them as time goes on. On that basis, I will withdraw amendment No. 694 but I ask the Minister of State to consider whether we should place the same imperative on large-scale residential developments and apply it to renewables. They are equally important to our future and economy, in terms of climate action. I will reintroduce the amendment on Report Stage.