John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the programme for Government with the Minister, Deputy Naughten.

The draft guidelines on wind farm policy were published in June. What is the timescale for receiving submissions on these guidelines and for the drawing up of the actual guidelines? In the meantime, will the Minister provide assurances that all council planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála are bound to implement, at the very least, what is in the draft guidelines until such time as formal guidelines are introduced by way of legislation?

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