An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-15
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Steven Matthews (GP), Wicklow

I will ask about the planning exemptions for solar panels. The microgeneration support scheme received Government approval last month and the large retrofit scheme was announced only last week allowing premises to install and use solar panels, including schools, churches, community buildings and farm buildings. I understand the requirement for strategic environmental assessment. That is only right and proper but we urgently need to move and expedite this process to bring in the exemptions for solar panels for domestic use and across all commercial use.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-15