Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 18 March 2026, An Coimisiun Pleanala (the renamed An Bord Pleanala) published the statutory Notice of Significant Additional Information for the Oriel Wind Farm Project case ABP-319799-24 and opened a second public consultation period to invite submissions and observations on the January 2026 SAI package (Response to Submissions Report and NIS Addendum). The consultation period opened on the notice publication date and the closing deadline for submissions and observations is 13 May 2026. A fee of EUR 50 applies for new submissions; the fee is waived for persons or bodies who lodged a submission during the original 2024-2025 consultation. This second consultation round adds several months to the overall Irish offshore wind consent timeline, with the Irish Independent (18 March 2026) reporting that a decision on the project is now expected in September 2026. Recorded during manual audit review 2026-04-15.