Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
473 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources. [33274/07]
View answerThere are currently three buildings occupied by my Department, two of which are located in Dublin at Kildare Street and South Frederick Street. As my Department is not the main tenant in either of the Dublin buildings I am not in a position to say what percentage of energy supplied is from renewable sources.
The third building occupied by my Department is at Fossa in County Kerry, which accommodates an advance party of 70 staff transferred during the last 18 months in the context of decentralisation of my Department to Killarney. My Department is currently in the process of switching over to Airtricity for this building. This will provide wind-generated electricity to this building. The energy supplies to the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a day-to-day matter for the agencies themselves.
