Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion
Mr. David Maguire:
I think there should be a feed-in tariff, but it is up to each individual Government body. The Senator also asked about planning and best practice. As an industry, we looked at best practice in planning guidance across various EU member states. We produced our own document, which we submitted to the Department. We asked all of our members to adhere to that. The bar is significantly higher than the statutory planning requirement with regard to public engagement and guidance. We can make that document available to the committee.