Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permission for wind turbine installations that have been granted in counties Offaly, Laois, Longford and Westmeath over the past five years; and the proportion this represents of the national total. [24556/22]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, 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, at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/.

However, the data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority but are not broken down by development type, including the number of planning permissions for wind turbine installations that have been granted. Such information may be sought directly from the relevant planning authority.

In addition, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of planning related issues including permissions granted and completions by development type and county. Data is available at the following link on the CSO website: www.cso.ie/en/statistics/construction/planningpermissions/.