Seanad debates
Thursday, 6 November 2003
Adjournment Matters. - Derrybrien Wind Farm.
Dúchas is remiss too. If in certain sensitive areas two stones fell off a wall on land owned by a farmer making a REPS application Dúchas would penalise the farmer, but in this case it is conspicuous by its absence. I do not know why it is so. As a matter of urgency the Minister of State and some of the personnel in his Department should put a hands-on programme into effect, with the co-operation of the ESB and Galway County Council, to ensure that whatever happens in future in this area, no danger will be tolerated. Even the slightest risk of danger cannot be tolerated. Whatever action is necessary to eliminate it must be taken to avoid further disaster. I leave that open to interpretation. I do not know what will be necessary by way of compensation or money for the environment. The residents of Derrybrien have made it clear they are not interested in compensation on that basis. They are interested in living safely in their environment and that has to be guaranteed. There should be no activity by any agency or any further development on that site until safety can be guaranteed.
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