All parties in the Oireachtas support the development of the climate action plan which, in turn, provides for the development of renewable energy sources. I refer to two technologies in particular, namely, wind energy and anaerobic digestion or biogas energy. We readily acknowledge that incorrectly or poorly sited wind energy developments can be seriously injurious to people's health and quality of life and indeed to the environment, and consequently we have developed guidelines in respect of the siting of wind energy projects. There are no guidelines in respect of the siting of biogas or anaerobic digestion facilities, however. We urgently need similar guidelines to be developed for these facilities. It is sound technology but, for example, I refer to the recent proposal for an industrial 25 acre biogas facility to be sited at the edge of Gort, a rural town in the Burren lowlands.

Time is up, Deputy.

In refusing planning permission, Galway County Council stated the development runs completely contrary to the proper planning and development of this rural area, yet it has been granted permission. We urgently need guidelines to be put in place to prevent this kind of development happening in future.

We need to update the guidelines in terms of wind energy also. The Minister is seeking to bring those forward. The Deputy's point is made in respect of biogas and anaerobic digestion. There will have to be significantly more progress in respect of anaerobic digestion into the future, given the climate action plan and the commitment therein for far more anaerobic digestion plants, but I take the Deputy's point in terms of location. One would have thought the planning guidelines and local development plans would have some sway here in respect of location. I will follow that up with the Minister.