John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Waste-To-Energy or Energy-From-Waste plants are being considered by his Department as part of the wider solution to reduce fossil fuel emissions; the current number of plants which have been constructed in the State; and his plans to extend the use of this technology. [24883/14]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Ireland’s energy policies recognise the importance of waste as an energy resource and both the AER and REFIT schemes support electricity generated from anaerobic digestion, landfill gas and the biodegradable element of municipal solid waste. These technologies are already making a contribution to Ireland’s renewable energy targets. To date there is one plant in the State producing electricity from municipal solid waste. My Department is also aware of two other such plants under development.

Additionally, the table sets out the numbers of plants generating energy (electricity and/or heat) from waste materials other than municipal solid waste, as advised to my Department by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.