Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 17 Oct 2001

Vol. 542 No. 3

Written Answers. - Electricity Generation.

Trevor Sargent

Question:

87 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the response which has been received from the President of the European Commission following the petition from An Taisce and others to have a public service obligation refused for the production of electricity through the use of increasing scarce peatlands. [24536/01]

Minister for Public Enterprise (Mrs. O'Rourke)

My knowledge of the position referred to by the Deputy is gleaned from the mass media and I have had no communication from the European Commission regarding it.