For the fourth time, I ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, the guidelines for wind farm development and renewable energy. The last time I spoke to the Minister, he said the guidelines would be provided before the Easter recess. It is now after the Easter recess and I am going to continue to ask until the guidelines are printed. It is a critical issue.

When I was on the other side of the House, I asked on numerous occasions. We have made significant progress. The finalisation of the draft is being settled between the officials of both Departments involved and the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, and I have signed off on the principles relating to it. The delay was related to the expectation that the World Health Organization would provide revised figures on noise, in particular from wind farms, at a meeting last Monday week in Brussels. The organisation has now informed us that the figures will not be available until the summer and we are not prepared to hold off on providing the draft regulations for consultation in the interim. We will make provision for that. The drafting must be completed before we bring the memorandum to Government.