Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide the estimate as to the potential for co-firing of biomass in the Moneypoint power station; and the research that has been carried out in this regard. [42378/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The primary focus in relation to the Moneypoint plant at present is the completion of the Moneypoint Environmental Retrofit Project (MERP) in time to meet the obligations under the Large Combustion Plant Directive (in relation to NOx, SO2 and Dust emissions) by 1 January 2008. Any consideration of co-firing will be made after this project installation has been completed.

In relation to co-firing with biomass generally, the Green Paper on Energy outlines a target of 30% co-firing at Ireland's three peat stations by 2015.