The following 250 people made the submission below by post to this Department; it was received on 21st February 2014:
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Name Address
Terry Boyle Kildare
Thomas Sullivan Kildare
Ann Malley Kildare
Amanda Sullivan Kildare
Nicola Lowe Kildare
Daniel Cully Kildare
Ryan Rodgers Kildare
Yasmin Rodgers Kildare
Jody Cully Kildare
Yvonne Hopkins Kildare
Garry Rodgers Kildare
Sandra Duffy Kildare
Christopher Cully Kildare
Richard Cully Kildare
Tom Cully Kildare
Michael Cully Kildare
Marie Cully Kildare
Veronica Cully Kildare
Mary Mulvihill Kildare
Michael Mulvihill Kildare
Liam Conney Kildare
Brendan Judge Kildare
John Wiltshire Kildare
Eamon Moran Kildare
Stephen Swords Kildare
Aileen Saunders Kildare
Catherine OLeary Kildare
Andrew Hurraghty Kildare
Michael OReilly Kildare
Mark Moore Kildare
Sean Brosnan Kildare
Joseph Bergin Kildare
Mary Murray Kildare
Richard Pearle Kildare
Gerard Cunningham Kildare
Thomas Hogan Kildare
William Cronin Kildare
Anthony OSullivan Kildare
Quillan Kearney Offaly
Aine Gordon Kildare
Michael Gordon Kildare
Lauren Henry Deragh Kildare
Cormmac Henry Deragh Kildare
Carmel Henry Kildare
Shannon Henry Deragh Kildare
Andrew Cross Kildare
Paul ODonnell Kildare
Paul Gordon Kildare
Mary Gordon Kildare
Aileen Gorey Kildare
Pat Gorey Kildare
Cllr Paddy Kenny Kildare
Marian Harkin MEP Sligo
Colm Moran Kildare
Aoife Moran Kildare
Brendan Weld Kildare
Fiona OLoughlin Kildare
Kenneth McNamara Kildare
Paul Coyne Kildare
Gerard Ryan Kildare
Finbarr Redmond Kildare
Dessie Molloy Kildare
Robert Moore Kildare
Sinead McCarthy Offaly
Conor McCarthy Offaly
Frances Lenehan Kildare
Edward Lenehan Kildare
Michael Gorey Kildare
Kathleen Gorey Kildare
Michael Gorey Kildare
Grainne Gorey Kildare
Niamh Gorey Kildare
Aisling Gorey Kildare
Cathal Gorey Kildare
Alan Gorey Kildare
Patrick Gorey Kildare
Sarah Gorey Kildare
Mary Gorey Kildare
Amy Lenehan Kildare
Eoin Lenehan Kildare
Orla Redmond Kildare
Carol McLaughlin Kildare
Sinead Loonan Kildare
Colin Gilligan Kildare
Rachel Foley Kildare
Martina Foley Kildare
Thomas Foley Kildare
Stephen Foley Kildare
Rebecca Foley Kildare
Grace Foley Kildare
Robert Foley Kildare
Daniel Foley Kildare
Elaine Kelleher Offaly
Stephen OGorman Offaly
Orla Burke Laois
Kieran Burke Laois
Sadie Burke Laois
Callum Burke Laois
Niall ORourke Kildare
Christopher ORourke Kildare
Jennie Noons Kildare
Paddy Garry Kildare
Sinead ODonohoe Kildare
Grainne ODonohoe Kildare
Seamus ODonohoe Kildare
Margaret ODonohoe Kildare
Davan Murphy Kildare
Priscilla Murphy Kildare
Kyle Murphy Kildare
Timothy Murphy Kildare
Shanice Murphy Kildare
Imelda Brereton Kildare
Ciara Brereton Kildare
Aine Brereton Kildare
Patrick Brereton Kildare
Cormac Ward Kildare
Meabh Ward Kildare
Colin Ward Kildare
Jackie Ward Kildare
Paddy Grace Kildare
Josephine Grace Patchell Kildare
Dave Patchell Kildare
David Greene Kildare
Laurence Casey Kildare
Gordan Mac an Bhaind Kildare
Edna Anderson Kildare
Sarah Anderson Kildare
Tara Anderson Kildare
Owen Anderson Kildare
Godfrey McLoughlin Kildare
Terry Murphy Kildare
Michael Cross Jr Kildare
Ally Cross Kildare
Andrew Whittle Kildare
Rebecca Whittle Kildare
Orlaigh Lalor Kildare
Aidan Lalor Kildare
Darren Anderson Kildare
Emma Lohan Dublin
James Grace Kildare
Margaret Grace Kildare
Marie Greene Kildare
Kathleen Smullen Kildare
John Smullen Kildare
James Holden Laois
Dolores Holden Laois
James Lohan Kildare
Darren Ward Kildare
Mary Ward Kildare
Chloe Smullen Kildare
Killian Patchell Kildare
Jason McLeod Kildare
Sean Hutchinson Kildare
Arran OGorman Offaly
Paul ONeill Kildare
Angela Curren Carlow
Kenneth Flood Wicklow
Suzanne Flood Wicklow
Darragh Breen Carlow
Valerie Breen Carlow
Liam Flood Kildare
Paddy Gorey Kildare
Claire Gorey Kildare
Kieran Gorey Kildare
Noel Buckley Kildare
Robert Gallagher Kildare
Sean Ward Kildare
Lorraine Cross Kildare
Laura Tynan Kildare
Emma Cross Kildare
Margaret Cross Kildare
Micheal Cross Kildare
Shiela Darling Kildare
Rose Maher Kildare
Maura Cross Kildare
Shane Darling Kildare
Frank Noone Kildare
Emmet Moore Kildare
Anne McDonnell Kildare
Eoghan McCarthy Kildare
Tony Campbell Kildare
Keith Walsh Kildare
Edel Young Meath
Andrew Dunne Kildare
Laughlin Dunne Unspecified
Linda Maguire Kildare
Gertie OLeary Kildare
Tracey OLeary Kildare
Clodagh OLeary Kildare
Jodie OLeary Kildare
Michael Cully Kildare
Bernie Redmond Kildare
Jamie Redmond Kildare
Dale Redmond Kildare
Heather Brierty Kildare
Dan Carr Kildare
John Flood Kildare
Lily Edward Kildare
Kathleen McGuire Kildare
Alicia Maguire Kildare
Tom Campbell Kildare
Edward Noone Kildare
Aileen McDavitt Meath
Andy Christie Meath
Chris Gerry Dublin
Edward Bradley Meath
Carol Bradley Louth
Helen Walsh Unspecified
Majella ODonoghue Kildare
Kathleen Moran Kildare
Ann Marie Young Meath
Mary Flood Kildare
Elaine Young Meath
Margaret Noone Kildare
John Flood Kildare
Carol Kennedy Meath
Noel Young Meath
Rita McCarthy Lenehan Kildare
Edward Lenehan Jr Kildare
Cllr Padraig McEvoy Kildare
Alice Hanlon Kildare
Michael Hanlon Kildare
Reada Cronin Kildare
Mary Ivers Kildare
Peg Regan Kildare
Ciaran ODonohue Kildare
James Oliver Close Kildare
Mark Lenehan Kildare
Seamus Langan Kildare
Liz Lawless Kildare
Frank Cross Sr Kildare
Derek Cross Kildare
Niamh Smullen Kildare
Joe Jacob Kildare
Ned Dunne Kildare
Michael Colfer Wexford
Patrick J Smullen Kildare
Michael ORourke Kildare
Darren Cooney Offaly
Philip Brady Kildare
James ORourke Kildare
Thomas McCormack Kildare
Sadie Moran Kildare
Harry Brereton Kildare
Stephen Donagher Kildare
Liz Henry Kildare
Melissa ONeill Kildare
Gary ONeill Kildare
Sharon Cross Kildare
Elizabeth Cross Kildare
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Wind Energy Development Guidelines
Targeted revision issued Dec 12 2013
General Background
With respect to residential communities, the most critical consideration of on-shore Industrial Wind Energy development is the setback or separation distance from homes. This criticality is due to:
· the potential for noise impact on residents in close proximity and its associated affects on sleep and consequently health
· the impact on the value of residents property - the affect is particularly significant within 2km
· the potential for shadow flicker on a residents home
· the overall impact on the landscape and general amenity of residents
Therefore it is imperative that the combination of limits set by the Guidelines should ensure that the appropriate set-back is achieved for each and every home in the proximate area of a proposed Industrial Wind Development. The draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines (WEDG13), purport to strike a balance between the protection of residential amenity and facilitating wind energy. It is evident that they will certainly facilitate wind energy development, what is not clear is how they offer any level of protection to residential amenity.
The revised Guideline states that it “seeks to achieve a balance between the protection of residential amenity of neighbouring communities in the vicinity of wind energy developments, and facilitate the meeting of national renewable energy targets”. It is the my view, thus far, that the balance is firmly in favour of the developments and significantly removed from community concerns.
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