Electricity Generation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2023

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Questions (667)

Colm Burke

Question:

667. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with electricity companies in respect of limits the companies have set regarding the amount of energy they will purchase from a standalone farm or a group of farmers who operate an anaerobic digester plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/23]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Energy policy is a matter for the Department of Environment, Climate Action and Communications (DECC), including electricity policy.

While my department as a role to play in the provision of agricultural feedstocks as a positive contribution to the decarbonisation of the energy system, the engagement between electricity suppliers and Anaerobic digestion developers is a matter for the market.