Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-14
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Paul Lawless (AON), Mayo

Okay. I am happy to share this with the Minister of State after my contribution. The point I am making is that there are individuals who, on the one hand, worked for the consultancy aspect or, essentially, the wind farm companies and have now gone on to work in local authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála. In this instance, the same individual who worked on a planning application is now working within the local authority and adjudicating on that same wind farm application. There is a huge conflict of interest here. I am raising it to highlight this issue and seek assurances that it should not be allowed to happen. I am seeking that the Government puts these applications in County Galway on hold until we ensure that due process is adhered to and there is no conflict of interest in relation to these wind farms.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-14