Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion
3:50 pm
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I asked a question about guidelines versus regulations in terms of county development plans and why the group thinks there is a movement outside of those areas. I accept the point made about strategic infrastructure. The companies seem to be blatant about what they are doing and aggravating local communities. Why does the group think they are doing that rather than going to areas where they might get better results in terms of wind speed? I asked the question about regulations versus guidelines twice. What are the group’s views on that?