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A Clare TD claims the approval of plans to install a wind-farm nearby to Shannon Airport would 'underwrite the safety of air passengers'. Ballycar Green Energy submitted plans to construct 12 turbines of up 150 metres in height near Meelick which it's claimed would 'play a central role in Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050'. Objections at an oral hearing held by An Coimisiún Pleanala heard AirNav Ireland's Manager of Surveillance systems, Charlie O’Loughlin, state radar at Shannon Aiport would detect all bar one of the turbines as false aircraft targets. Local Fianna Fáil Deputy, Cathal Crowe, says there's no room for uncertainty when aviation safety is at risk.