PQ 42
42. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason, in the current consultation process on National Territory Mapping for Renewable Electricity, the maps provided are only available in static PDF format with shaded areas, without scalable or detailed layers showing towns, townlands and other reference points; if he will confirm the reason these maps have not been made available as layers on the Government's own Tailte Éireann National Geospatial Data Hub; if he will commit to publishing these datasets in an accessible and interactive format to enable full public engagement; and if he will extend the consultation deadline in light of the difficulty members of the public currently face in interpreting the proposed areas. [53551/25]
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42. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason, in the current consultation process on National Territory Mapping for Renewable Electricity, the maps provided are only available in static PDF format with shaded areas, without scalable or detailed layers showing towns, townlands and other reference points; if he will confirm the reason these maps have not been made available as layers on the Government's own Tailte Éireann National Geospatial Data Hub; if he will commit to publishing these datasets in an accessible and interactive format to enable full public engagement; and if he will extend the consultation deadline in light of the difficulty members of the public currently face in interpreting the proposed areas. [53551/25]
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