Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion

3:10 pm

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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I asked two specific questions that were not answered. Is the committee confident, in the absence of a moratorium, that the assurances given by the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, can alleviate fears? I know Ms Fagan referred to the next issue but maybe I did not make myself clear originally. If the Minister believes these turbines will be erected on cutaway bogs and State-owned land, why are these two companies going to the trouble of signing up options for land from over 1,000 people?