Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I said, there are seven to eight urgent wind farm developments to take place. I also said it was decided not to limit this because it is already available in custom and practice to all planning applications. The specifics have to be given. It is absolutely not true to say that someone can essentially get a planning application through and tell the truth after the fact because the options have to be contained in the application, and public consultation is at the core of that. It is not in the case of a lot of pre-planning processes but it is in this case. The public can participate and they will get to see the range of options. That is more consistent and provides more clarity than a series of planning applications prior to that. I assure Members that the Office of the Attorney General and our Department officials are confident that this is a very solid proposal and is needed.

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