Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In 2014, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government engaged in public consultation on draft revisions to the wind energy development guidelines, to which there were a large number of submissions from the public. We have been given to believe in recent times that there is a dispute between the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy White, about the finalisation of those guidelines. Their finalisation is eagerly awaited in many communities, particularly those where there are current planning applications for the development of wind farms. When will the issue between the two Ministers be resolved, and can communities look forward to the Government coming out on their side in terms of the guidelines that will be published?

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