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The Department's principal responsibilities with regard to energy are:

• Ireland's National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
• Energy White Paper 2007 - Delivering a Sustainable Energy Future for Ireland
• Independent Study on Electricity Transmission Infrastructure
• Review of the Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies
• Greener Homes Domestic Grant Scheme
• Energy Efficiency and Affordability Division
• Energy Planning
• Oil Supply
• Coal
• Electricity Corporate
• Electricity Regulation
• Natural Gas
• North-South Energy Co-operation 
• Peat
• Energy Research

Key objectives for this sector are

• To develop a competitive energy supply industry.
• To ensure security and reliability of energy supply.
• To develop energy conservation and end-use efficiency.

The Semi-State bodies / agencies involved in implementing energy policy are:

• Electricity Supply Board (E.S.B.).
• Bord Gais Eireann (The Irish Gas Board) 
• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 
• Bord na Móna plc 
• EirGrid