Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1469 and 1470 of 30 January 2008, if he will reply to the section of No. 1469 not replied to in his response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9865/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 1469 and 1470 of 30 January 2008, on this matter. As I stated in that reply, details of the number of production units exporting biofuels would be a matter for the Revenue Commissioners and my Department has no such data available.

On the issue of Pure Plant Oil (PPO), I would advise that under the Biofuels Mineral Oil Tax Relief Scheme II, a total of 21m litres of excise relief was granted to three companies. As stated in my reply of 30 January last this relief was operated under a competitive process in accordance with EU State Aids Rules. While some individual applicants may not have been successful, significant support has been made available to the production and use of PPO in Ireland.