Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 21: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a wood log gasifier grant scheme which would significantly alter the energy sector in rural Ireland. [19631/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The Greener Homes Scheme currently provides support to homeowners to invest in domestic renewable energy heating technologies including solar panels, biomass boilers and stoves, and heat pumps.

The overall aim of the Scheme is to consolidate the market for domestic renewable energy heating technologies, underpinning it with quality standards and training and providing for a long-term future for supply and services that is not grant dependent. The aim is to ensure that the market for these products, services and fuels continues to develop strongly in a robust manner and that consumers continue to be guided towards discerning choices.

The Scheme, which is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland, is continuing to evolve in light of maturing technologies, and supply side and market developments. In that context the scope for adding further technologies including wood log gasifiers is being kept under regular review.