Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the provision or stipulation he has placed on the owners and operators of wind farms to remediate the problems associated with wind farms on the television signals for private householders; and his plans to assist persons in an area (details supplied) who have their television signal interfered with by wind turbines. [14795/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The construction of commercial scale wind farms is subject to planning approval by the relevant Local Authority or An Bord Pleanála. The Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government has published "Planning Guidelines for Windfarms" which includes provisions on avoiding interference with broadcast communications including television signals. Any complaint of interference with television signals contrary to a planning decision should be addressed to the appropriate Planning Authority and any recurring difficulty in receiving television signals should be addressed to the Reception Investigation Unit within RTÉ. I have no statutory functions in these matters.