Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 399, of 24 June 2008, if he will reconsider his response as the intent of the question is not to seek grant aid for solar panels but rather permission to install solar panels in listed buildings where grant aid has been approved for other works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26439/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets out over 50 classes of development which are exempted from planning permission, including certain micro-renewable technologies such as solar panels. Article 9 of the Regulations provides that where the carrying out of development that is otherwise exempt could have one or other of a number of listed effects, such as impacts on sites or objects of archaeological, geological or historical interest, it is not exempted development. The provision of grant assistance for the installation of solar panels has no impact on the planning status of such a development.