Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any changes were made this year to regulations or by other means in relation to the size of windmill covered by the Critical Infrastructure Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43910/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended by the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006) a wind farm with more than 50 turbines or having a total output greater than 100 megawatts was categorised as strategic infrastructure. Section 78 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 reduced these thresholds to 25 turbines/a total output greater than 50 megawatts. The relevant amendment was commenced on 5 October 2010.