Last week, Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte said that the Government intends to draw up a national policy framework, which will guide planning authorities on suitable locations for wind farms that export the energy they produce.

There appears to be a lot of people who are not happy about living near windfarms.

The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, announced last year a moratorium on exploration licences for ‘fracking’ projects in Ireland.

I was pleased to see in your newspaper (Mar 19) that Tim Cowhig, CEO of Element Power, wants a proper national debate about wind farms in Ireland.

Wind farm developers are now offering Irish farmers up to €18,000 per year for a wind turbine to be built on their land.