Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 November 2006
198 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department’s energy use; the details of same. [39427/06]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that the figure paid for energy costs for the year ending December, 2005 by my Department was €118,734.72. Data in relation to the quantity of energy supplied is not readily available. The suppliers of energy to my Department are the ESB, An Bord Gáis and Energia.
I wish to further inform the Deputy that my Department is at an advanced point in a programme of works to relocate and enhance its Head Office accommodation in Dublin. It is intended, with the assistance of the Office of Public Works, to carry out an audit of this accommodation's energy use, in line with best practice. As things stands, the Department applies standard and common-sense advice in the area of energy efficiency.
199 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39457/06]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that expenditure on water supplies, which includes bottle and filtered/chilled tap water, by my Department for the year ending December, 2005 was €16,860.24. Data in relation to the quantity of water supplied is not readily available. The suppliers of water to my Department during the period in question were Tipperary Water and Glenpatrick Spring Water.
