Written answers

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Renewable Energy Generation

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans being made to install a solar farm on Bord na Móna lands that have hosted breeding common cranes in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/25]

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the environmental considerations that were taken into account when planning to install a solar farm on Bord na Móna lands that have hosted breeding common cranes in recent years; if an environmental impact study was undertaken to ascertain the impact of such a development on this rare breeding pair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/25]

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to share the exact location of planned, and discussed, solar farms on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/25]

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected capacity of the planned solar farm on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/25]

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for any planned, and discussed, solar farms on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27556/25]

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered identifying the site that is currently home to breeding common cranes (Bord na Móna land) as a special protection area in light of the presence, and successful breeding, of this rare indigenous species in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/25]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 130, 131, 132, 133, 134 and 135 together.

The information sought in the Questions are operational matters for Bord na Móna, as such, it is not information held by my Department. It is suggested that the Deputy contact Bord na Mona directly in relation to this matter at oireachtas@bnm.ie.

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