Peter Barry
Question:51 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Energy his views on whether the ESB is the appropriate body to promote energy efficiency nationally.
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51 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Energy his views on whether the ESB is the appropriate body to promote energy efficiency nationally.
The ESB is ideally placed to promote the efficient use of electricity in all sectors of the economy and I am fully supportive of its efforts in this regard. My Department is responsible for energy conservation strategies at the national level and to assist in this area a Committee to Improve the Efficiency of Electricity End-Use was established by my Department in 1990. The ESB is represented on this Committee.