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Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Green Paper on Energy Policy published on 1 October envisages a target of 30% of electricity consumed to be produced from renewable energy sources by 2020. This is double the 15% target already announced by for 2010. It is expected that wind powered technology will make the key contribution to achieving the target.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Support programmes put in place by the Government have more than doubled the capacity of renewable energy powered electricity generating plants connected to the electricity network in the last two years. I recently announced an ambitious programme to treble the contribution by renewable energy sources from 5.2% of gross electricity consumption in 2004 to 15% by 2010. There is no...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: In the 26 week period up to 25 September 2006 since the Greener Homes Scheme was launched, a total of 7,716 applications have been received for grant aid and of these 6,842 offers of grant aid have issued.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: In 2005 there were over 1.3m litres of biofuels produced in Ireland which equates to approximately 1.1m tonnes of biofuels when the three categories of biofuel currently being produced are combined.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I recently announced an ambitious programme to almost treble the contribution from renewable energy sources from 5.2% of gross electricity consumption in Ireland in 2004 to 15% by 2010, some five years in advance of the target discussed at the Spring Council meeting. This is a challenging but viable target. We have gone further again in stating in the Green Paper on Energy Policy published...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (3 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I have been advised that I am legally prevented from considering the Deputy's request in light of the fact that these documents are the subject of court proceedings.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has no record of any staff member from the Petroleum Affairs Division availing of any such corporate hospitality as outlined in the Deputy's Question.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (4 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Pilot Biofuels Mineral Oil Tax Relief Scheme, which commenced in August 2005, will see the production in Ireland of all 16m litres of biofuels in the two-year period to 2007 by the eight companies awarded excise relief under the scheme.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. The majority of towns now have at least one provider offering...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market. There are many areas of the country where, for demographic or other reasons, the private sector has been slow to respond to demand for broadband. In cases where the market is seen to have failed, my Department is...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: No applications have been submitted or received for grant funding under the group broadband scheme since the previous phase of the scheme closed. Accordingly, a waiting list of interested potential applicants has not been maintained. However those who have made enquiries have been informed that any further developments in relation to the scheme will be publicly announced in order to ensure...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The amount of installed wind generation at the end of 2001 was 123MW, at 2002 it was 136MW, at 2003 it was 210MW, at 2004 it was 341MW and at 2005 it was 493.5MW. The amount of installed wind generation currently amounts to 598.6MW. EirGrid publishes lists of renewable projects connected to the networks and other projects which have signed connection agreements but have not yet connected on...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: All support programmes operated by my Department for new renewable energy powered electricity generating plants separated wind energy proposals by size into large and small-scale categories. The price offered to small-scale projects is higher than is permitted for large scale projects in recognition of the higher unit costs incurred. The small-scale wind category is designed to support...

Green Paper on Energy: Statements. (10 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I thank the Whips for organising this debate so soon after the publication of the Green Paper. I think it is important that we have such a discussion in this House and perhaps, towards the end of the consultation period, it may be opportune to discuss the matter further. There have been many policy papers and a great deal of analysis of the Irish energy sector in recent years. Following...

Green Paper on Energy: Statements. (10 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: There are four already.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I am keen to see progress in developing domestic scale renewable electricity and heat technologies. There are however, a number of technical and administrative issues which we are currently addressing and which will need to be resolved in order to make further progress in this area, and my Department is working with the relevant agencies, including Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. The majority of towns now have at least one provider offering broadband services. However, it has been clear for some time...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...