172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on criticism that persistent challenges to local government decisions and ruling against industrial wind farms in the form of ministerial directions is eroding the role of local authorities as the planning authority and undermining the democratic principles and mandate of county councillors; his further views on whether it is time that a specific definition is given to the term "cognisant" in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/16]

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172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on criticism that persistent challenges to local government decisions and ruling against industrial wind farms in the form of ministerial directions is eroding the role of local authorities as the planning authority and undermining the democratic principles and mandate of county councillors; his further views on whether it is time that a specific definition is given to the term "cognisant" in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/16]

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