Written answers
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Alternative Energy Projects
Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Comptroller and Auditor General has in recent years made reports to his Department regarding the long-term cost effectiveness and viability of the investment of public funds in renewable wind energy projects promoted by State bodies, including Coillte, Bord na Móna and the Electricity Supply Board; the financial effectiveness of such bodies as renewable energy promoters; the general level of State and governmental oversight and transparency in respect of such capital expenditure, including from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27851/15]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The Comptroller and Auditor General has made no reports to my Department in relation to renewable energy projects undertaken by Bord na Móna or the ESB. Coillte is under the aegis of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and I do not have any role in its governance. Where appropriate, specific investment plans are referred to NewERA for financial and/or commercial analysis. Capital investment plans of Bord na Móna and the ESB are ultimately subject to my consent as Minister.
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