Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 May 2025
130. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answer131. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answer132. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answer133. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answer134. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answer135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
View answerI 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.
