Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage at which negotiations for the price of the renewable energy feed-in tariff are at; the organisations that have made submissions to his Department on the pricing structure; when he expects an announcement to be made on the revised price; the number of energy projects currently being paid under the renewable energy feed-in tariff; the amount that each project is receiving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29555/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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There are two separate State Aid clearance processes under way with the European Commission in respect of the extension of the REFIT Scheme for the renewable energy technologies of onshore wind, landfill gas and hydro technologies and a new REFIT Scheme covering biomass technology categories.

I am advised that Commission decisions should be forthcoming in the coming weeks. On receipt of the Commission's decisions I will be seeking the Governments early approval to proceed to open the Schemes to applications.

My Department has maintained ongoing dialogue with the renewable energy sections in relation to the REFIT proposals and received correspondence from a number of organisations in that context.

The total Public Service Obligation for the 2011/2012 period is €92.12 million of which €35.78 million relates to 110 REFIT projects.