Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the Chamber to discuss the ongoing saga of the non-appearance of the wind turbine guidelines.  Those of us from rural areas have been waiting for them since 2015.  A number of applications are being held up because the guidelines have not been published.  Local authorities are in limbo over what they should do with planning applications.  Communities want something they can grasp onto with regard to making objections to the erection of wind turbines.  We also need to understand what community benefit can be gained from them.  I ask the Leader to arrange a discussion on when the draft proposals of the guidelines will be published.  We should get them as soon as possible.