Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to AER VII; if he has had discussions with the industry in regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7056/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The renewable energy feed in tariff — REFIT — programme, the successor to the AER VI programme, was preceded by a public consultation programme to debate an appropriate support programme and target to 2010. All interested parties had an opportunity to contribute. After the public consultation concluded the detailed draft terms and conditions of the proposed REFIT programme were also put out to consultation and interested parties were invited to raise any queries or to request any clarifications prior to publication of a finalised programme. The views received have usefully informed the shape of the programme which is being finalised. In addition to these formal consultations my Department is in regular contact with all stakeholders within the industry on a variety of topical issues, including progress on the REFIT programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options in regard to the future of ESB in the context of deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7057/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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TheDeloitte & Touche review of the electricity sector as part of its terms of reference has reviewed a range of alternative institutional arrangements and company structures, including ownership models for the ESB as a vertically integrated utility. I am considering the report in the context of the overall energy policy consultation paper and I intend to publish the Deloitte & Touche report in that context in the coming months.