John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of wind turbines that have been granted planning permission throughout the country but are not yet installed (details supplied); the generating capacity of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website. The statistics collected relate to the total numbers of:

- Invalid applications received,

- Applications received for outline permission and full permission,

- Decisions to grant/refuse permission,

- Decisions issued within the statutory eight-week period,

- Decisions deferred, and

- Percentages for grants/refusals, decisions made within eight weeks and decisions deferred.

The statistics collected relate to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority. 

However, the statistics are not broken down by development type, nor do they include information on planning permissions granted which have not been activated. Accordingly, the specific information requested in relation to planning permissions granted for wind farms which have not been built and the energy generating capacity of these is not collated or available within my Department's statistics.