Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2007
417 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for approval in respect of bio-fuels such as ethanol, bio-diesel or other fuel oils before his Department or awaiting approval; his proposals for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35993/07]
View answerThere are no applications awaiting approval in my Department in relation to Biofuels. Biofuels Mineral Oil Tax Relief Schemes were launched by my Department in 2005 and 2006 resulting in 18 projects being awarded excise relief between 2005 and 2010.
The planned introduction of a Biofuels Obligation by 2009, will require all fuel suppliers to ensure that biofuels represent a certain percentage of their annual fuel sales. The biofuels obligation will provide a long-term market based framework for the development of a biofuels sector and delivery of biofuels targets to 2020.
418 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for approval for wind generated electricity before his Department; when he expects approval to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35994/07]
View answerMy Department has, to date, received 76 applications in the wind category of the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFIT) support scheme, all of which have been processed and approved.
