Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1048: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding grant aid funding for a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11369/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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In January last, I announced a major initiative to support the development of ocean energy technologies in Ireland. The programme includes a budget for 2008 of €2 million to support the development of a full-scale wave energy grid connected test facility at Annagh/French Point County Mayo. The development of this facility will be overseen by the new ocean energy development unit, which is being located in Sustainable Energy Ireland.

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1049: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available for individual wind turbines at a private house or for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11604/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Capital grants are not available for the construction and operation of micro-scale wind-turbines in domestic and residential settings. I am firmly committed to the accelerated development of micro-generation, in line with the Programme for Government and the Energy Policy White Paper, underpinned by appropriate cost efficient support measures.

A successful micro-generation support programme requires a soundly based operational and regulatory environment. At my request, Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) is working in conjunction with the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to deliver this environment with the objective of establishing an appropriate micro generation support programme in the coming weeks.