Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support and encourage solar farm developments. I hope that, through the discussion and consultation process, they will be deemed to be worthwhile and merit the support of the Government. To me, that makes sense. If we can make it economically viable, it will make even more sense. One can still farm the land in most cases and put it to use. In some cases there is a lack of information. Therefore, we need to build trust in the system. If planning guidelines are required at a later stage to achieve this, we will act. I wish to be very clear, however, that the lack of national guidelines is not a reason for refusal.