Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The intention is to exempt the small person having a wind farm or other forms of energy for their own use. That is the intention and if we need to clarify that, we will do so. I would also make the point that these large for export proposals are nowhere near getting permission at this point in time. They have a number of hoops to go through first, including an intergovernmental agreement, the policy development within the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, and then the planning process. I state categorically that we have no intention of interfering with the independent role of An Bord Pleanála and for the Deputy to even suggest it-----

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