Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend my colleague, Deputy Stanley, who introduced the Wind Turbine Regulation Bills 2016 and 2020. The latter is on the Order Paper and might provide a helpful template for the Departments.

In the planning regulator's contribution to the Joint Committee on Climate Action, he raised the possibility of developing a renewable energy roadmap with county-specific targets. From my experience as a county councillor in Meath, I know of the discussions that happened over the border in Westmeath about the possibility of ruling out renewable energy for large swathes of the county. In terms of county-specific targets, is designating areas for renewable energy an option?

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