Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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That is really positive. It is absolutely where we need to go and it is a long-term programme. It does take a long time to get these things done; to get them through the planning system and get the works are being done at the right time and so on.

On the ESB, Ardnacrusha and the like, there are conditions that could be put in place and things they could do to help mitigate in the absence of any structural changes or fish pass and all that kind of stuff. It could turn off the turbines during peak migratory season. Is that being done? If not, why?