Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the 310 MW of renewable energy that was achieved through the REFIT 3 scheme. [31735/16]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The total number of applications received by my Department for the REFIT 3 support scheme exceeded the capacity threshold of 310 Megawatts (MWs) of renewable energy.

To date, 55% (or 171 MWs) of the total applications received have been deemed compliant for support under the scheme and have received a Letter of Offer.

The remainder of the REFIT 3 applications are being processed according to the rules of the scheme and the Department will make final decisions on these applications in the coming weeks.

REFIT 3 applicants that are still awaiting final decisions from the relevant planning authorities and grid operators have until the 31 December 2016 to secure these decisions. The Department cannot make a final decision on each outstanding application until all supporting documentation has been submitted for consideration.