Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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To be clear, that table is not indicative; as it is actually part of national policy objective 75 it has the legal weight of that policy objective.

That raises a couple of interesting questions. Again, this is not to argue against the targets that are there. It relates to the Cathaoirleach's legitimate question regarding the onshore wind regulations. In some ways, the document seems to be setting out what the distribution will be, albeit by region. That creates a legally binding obligation on the local authorities to respond. Can that be done in the absence of the section 28 guidelines or will those guidelines be required to ensure the targets for the energise capacity, particularly for the north-west and southern regions, are met? I am interested to know how the two will relate to each other.