Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion

3:00 pm

Ms Gina Kelly:

It would seem from the numbers we are looking at that the pipeline is there, but it is not progressing through the planning system fast enough.

The other point I want to make is on the national planning statement that would replace the wind energy guidelines. We would point to the need for guidelines that account for solar generation as well. There could be a little bit more in that because, as we discussed, not everything can be in the national planning framework. It is also about looking at the issue of the repowering of existing renewables because without looking at that, while the current regional targets that have been set out in the MPF meet the targets for new renewables in the climate action plan, if we lose a significant amount of capacity between now and 2030, it will not meet the targets either. I am just pointing out that document should maybe look at that as well.

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