Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On proposed legislation, a number of constituencies are concerned about where the Government stands on the issue of wind farms. With respect to proposed legislation, the Government has promised that this would be announced and that there would be a debate on it. Can the Taoiseach give me any indication today as to when such legislation might come forward? A number of people from different constituencies have spoken to me about wind farms. Their issue is the distance a turbine can be from a residence, which, legally, currently is about 600 m or 700 m. Most people, as the Taoiseach probably knows, want that distance moved back to 1,000 m or 1,500 m. Is this legislation that has been promised ready? When will it come before the Dáil? The Taoiseach might be able to give a clear answer on that today.

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