Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2012
137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any changes were made this year to regulations or by other means in relation to the size of windmill covered by the Critical Infrastructure Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43910/12]
View answerUnder the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended by the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006) a wind farm with more than 50 turbines or having a total output greater than 100 megawatts was categorised as strategic infrastructure. Section 78 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 reduced these thresholds to 25 turbines/a total output greater than 50 megawatts. The relevant amendment was commenced on 5 October 2010.
