Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 815: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the renewable energy feed in tariff scheme for electricity generated from biomass including energy crops such as miscanthus and willow has been approved by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1332/11]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The application for State Aid Clearance in relation to REFIT for energy from biomass was submitted by my Department to the European Commission in early November.

The European Commission responded with a number of questions in late December. My Department is finalising responses at present with the objective of ensuring that approval is forthcoming from the Commission as quickly as at earliest possible date.