David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 28 May 2024, the number of companies involved in submitting the 129 forms which were those other than his Department's official S198 form for the installation of solar PV under TAMS 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26298/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has introduced Specification 198 which outlines the minimum specification for the Installation of Solar PV Systems. All relevant electrical and structural standards are prescribed in this specification.

Under TAMS II, a total of 129 applications for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels were submitted on forms other than my Department's official S198 form. Overall, these 129 forms were submitted by 31 PV installers, which are included on my Department's Solar PV Registered Installer List.

The technical forms which were submitted are produced by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), and are essentially the same as my Department's prescribed form, except for references to SEAI instead of TAMS. Both forms contain the same detail to allow my Department to make an informed decision on the application.

All forms submitted are assessed by my Department's technical staff. The SEAI has been very helpful to my Department in the provision of Solar PV to the farming community and its knowledge in this area has been invaluable.