Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to encourage the production of wind generated electricity on and off shore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20837/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff programme (REFIT), which was launched on 1st May last, is designed to support the construction of new renewable energy powered electricity generating plants using proven technologies. At least a further 400 megawatts of new renewable energy powered electricity generating plant will be built under the programme by 2010, the vast bulk of which will be wind generation.

REFIT imposes maximum prices by technology, and in the case of wind, capacity, upon which compensation to participating suppliers will be calculated. No differentiation is made between onshore and offshore projects.

The terms and conditions of REFIT are available on the Departments website at www.dcmnr.ie. Applications will be accepted from 1 June.