405 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the all island grid study that suggests Ireland could receive a possible 42% of it’s electricity from renewable energy sources, mostly wind, by 2020 and that the study outlines that this would require some six gigawatts of wind turbines connected to the grid by then; his plan to raise his renewable energy target; his estimate of the amount and value of fossil fuels that will be saved in each of the next ten years; his estimate of the amount and value of emissions avoided in each of the next ten years; the amount by which fossil fuel generating plant capacity will be reduced in each of the next ten years; the amount of applications for wind turbines at present through the various Gate schemes; if he envisages a scheme whereby large amounts of wind turbines may be operational before their planned targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33453/08]

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405 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the all island grid study that suggests Ireland could receive a possible 42% of it’s electricity from renewable energy sources, mostly wind, by 2020 and that the study outlines that this would require some six gigawatts of wind turbines connected to the grid by then; his plan to raise his renewable energy target; his estimate of the amount and value of fossil fuels that will be saved in each of the next ten years; his estimate of the amount and value of emissions avoided in each of the next ten years; the amount by which fossil fuel generating plant capacity will be reduced in each of the next ten years; the amount of applications for wind turbines at present through the various Gate schemes; if he envisages a scheme whereby large amounts of wind turbines may be operational before their planned targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33453/08]

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