Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2007
1205 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the companies that were awarded a mineral oil tax relief licence for the production of biodiesel under scheme one (2005); the amount of biodiesel each company had produced at each of the six month reviews; and the way this compared with the amount for which they were licensed. [20608/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Pilot Biofuels Mineral Oil Tax Relief Scheme there were three successful companies awarded excise relief in the biodiesel category. The companies in question were Conoco Phillips who were awarded excise relief on the production of 880,000 litres of biodiesel, Eco Ola who were awarded excise relief on the production of 270,000 litres of biodiesel and Greyhound Recycling and Recovery Ltd who were awarded excise relief on the production of 1.2m litres of biodiesel.
While the individual amounts of biodiesel produced by the companies concerned is commercially sensitive information, I can advise the Deputy that to the end of July 2007 there was a total of 1.063m litres of biodiesel produced under the pilot scheme. My Department is satisfied that progress is being made by the companies towards full uptake of excise relief under this segment of Scheme I.
