Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion
Mr. Conall Bolger:
As we said previously, we are due to see something in summer. There will be set of interim regulations and an easing, except around the airports. There will probably be more studies done in that regard. There will also be a process for a strategic environmental assessment that we believe will run before arriving at final regulations. As I said previously, we have heard this a number of times before. We are probably a little sceptical on that. We are hopeful and we really believe it is important, in particular for those farmers with sheds who have the roof space. It dissuades them from taking full advantage of the resource that is just beating down on their roofs every day.