Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 413: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives the single electricity market can offer to attract new entrants to build technology, for example electricity storage, that would improve the efficiency of fossil fuel generating plants owned by other players; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33854/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The issue of incentives for new entrants to the Single Electricity Market (SEM) is a matter for the Statutory SEM Committee, which comprises the Commission for Energy Regulation, the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation and an independent member. I am supportive of measures which would improve the efficient use of all generating plants and meet the overall aim of providing a secure, clean and competitive electricity supply.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 414: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the information available to him on available estimates of the amount and value of fuel and emissions that would be saved annually by fossil fuel generating plants here if these plants were able to operate at their design efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33855/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The operational efficiency of fossil fuel generating plants is a day to day matter for each individual generator, operating in the wholesale electricity market. My Department does not have available to it estimates as to the amount and value of potential fuel and emissions savings in the scenario posited by the Deputy.