Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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406. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if in the comprehensive review of the 2006 wind energy guidelines he will take steps to ensure that all the criteria that must be assessed pursuant to Article 3 of the EIA directive are fully identified and appropriate guidelines for identifying the environmental impact of threshold wind farm developments, particularly on humans and into alia their material assets, are established and communicated to the planning authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42335/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department is now undertaking a targeted review of the Wind Energy Guidelines 2006 focusing on noise, proximity and shadow flicker. It is not proposed to conduct a comprehensive review of the guidelines at this time. All proposed wind farm developments do, however, have to comply with the relevant statutory requirements.