379. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department monitors the geographic concentration of proposed and approved onshore wind energy developments; the number of turbines approved and proposed in county Kilkenny; and whether consideration is given to ensuring an equitable distribution of renewable energy infrastructure across regions. [70343/26]
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487. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of wind energy projects currently within the planning system in the State; the total generating capacity in MW associated with these projects; to provide a breakdown by county, stage in the planning process including pre-application, application lodged, under assessment, and on appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála, the expe…
488. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of wind energy projects that have received planning permission but have not yet commenced construction; the total generating capacity in MW represented by these projects; the length of time elapsed since permission was granted in each case; to provide a breakdown by county, project size, and stated reasons for delay wh…
489. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of solar energy projects currently within the planning system in the State; the total generating capacity in MW associated with these projects; to provide a breakdown by county, stage in the planning process including pre-application, application lodged, under assessment, and on appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála, and exp…
490. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of solar energy projects that have received planning permission but have not yet commenced construction; the total generating capacity in MW represented by these projects; the length of time elapsed since permission was granted in each case; and if he will provide a breakdown by county, project size, and stated reasons…
333. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made on wind farm guidelines; the stage the process is at; when the new guidelines will be in place; when a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48571/26]
561. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the guidelines for wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45789/26]
602. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new wind energy guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45949/26]
139. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/26]
409. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will put be an immediate moratorium on any wind turbine projects until updated wind energy regulations are established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5271/26]
445. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of civil servants and appropriate professionals involved in drafting the regulations governing wind farm developments; if the qualifications of each person involved in the work of drafting the regulations will be provided; if the input of affected communities already impacted by such developments will be sought; the t…
1020. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department last requested the Department of Health to provide its position on wind turbines, given environmental noise affects human health and that the current 2006 Section 28 Wind Energy Development Guidelines provide no specific health protection standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58203/25]
1141. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when overdue updated guidelines on wind farm regulations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21278/25]
1234. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when appropriate guidelines will be put in place for onshore wind farms, given the last guidelines were published in 2006 and then a draft in 2019, which went no further than draft stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19672/25]
1355. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when new wind energy planning guidelines for onshore wind energy developments will be published; the reason for the delay with these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/25]
144. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is necessary to apply for planning permission in circumstances where a wind turbine is dismantled and removed from a wind farm and it is intended to instal a replacement wind turbine at the same location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/25]
465. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that in 2015, the then-Minister committed that the Department would continue to liaise with the Department of Health regarding the potential health impacts of wind turbines, when the most recent dialogue took place; the outcomes; if no such dialogue has occurred, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
466. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm if operating wind farms pose a health risk, given that all three published revisions of the 2006 wind energy development guidelines state that wind turbine noise must align with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, while existing wind farms generally operate at noise limits at least six decibels higher…
789. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of new windfarm development guidelines; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1532/25]