Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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Planning was the other issue that came up. It was mentioned in Teagasc's opening statement. Biocore representatives stated the planning for the plant it cited was submitted in 2007 and was granted, fully finished, in 2017. There was a judicial review and other issues but they said, more or less, that if those issues were taken out, it would take approximately four years. If we are to get to up to 200 plants between now and 2030, and that is a job of work for the committee, planning will obviously be critical, if we are to reach that potential.