Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received communication from or issued instructions to the Regulator in respect of conditions, cost or other issues relating to the generation, supply or purchase of electricity from Gamma, Tynagh, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12483/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked my Department to check its records as regards any communication from the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, in respect of conditions, cost or other issues relating to the generation, supply or purchase of electricity from the Tynagh Energy Limited plant in County Galway. The outcome of that check will be communicated to the Deputy. The Department received some general information from the CER concerning the competition held for the purpose of facilitating the entry of new independent electricity generating plant. This information was sought on foot of the Deputy's disallowed parliamentary question. I have issued no instructions to the CER as regards the issues raised by the Deputy. I have no statutory powers to do so.