Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 February 2005
230 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the contract for the purchase of electricity from the anaerobic digester projects under the AER 6 scheme (details supplied) will be reviewed. [3046/05]
View answerIn the biomass anaerobic digestion, AD, and biomass combined heat and power, CHP, categories of the AER VI competition applicants were required to submit evidence of either a current planning permission, or an extant planning application to the relevant planning authority, for the construction of the relevant project on the closing date for receipt of tenders. All of the applicants shown on the winners and reserve lists for the competition satisfied this requirement.
My Department has recently written to all of the applicants in the biomass AD and biomass CHP categories seeking views on a proposed decision to exclude from further consideration, in the AER VI process, those projects in these categories that have not as yet secured full planning permission or are not currently the subject of an active and valid planning application. Applicants have until next week to respond to my Department's letter. Following a review of the responses from the applicants, it will be formally decided if any projects will be excluded from further consideration. Apart from this, no other review of contracts is foreseen at this stage.
