Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

Regarding the capacity in an agreement that a generator would have with the ESB to sell power to it, when there is a CADA involved is it or is it not the case that a carbon levy will be applied? I want some clarification on that.

Is the Minister saying there are only two generating stations in the country to which this may have relevance? In other words, for the peat power stations the Minister is sticking to what he had stated previously would be his approach. I would like some clarity in a language we can all understand in terms of who is paying what and the rationale behind the reason that if a company uses its own power but has received free carbon allowances from the Government for doing that, it should not have to make a contribution in terms of the cost of carbon of the emissions it is emitting.

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