Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on extending the greener home scheme to include log stoves, boilers and gasifiers. [25869/07]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The Greener Homes Scheme provides support to homeowners to invest in a range of renewable energy heating technologies including biomass boilers and stoves, heat pumps and solar technology. Biomass in this context refers to wood pellets technology.

One of the main drivers of the Greener Homes Scheme is to demonstrate to the consumer that wood fuels are a realistic alternative to oil and gas in terms of convenience and comfort. To this end it has focused to date on 'processed' fuels that can be fed automatically and not require regular user attendance.

I am keeping the Greener Homes Scheme under regular review including the scope for encompassing other heating technologies based on advice from Sustainable Energy Ireland.