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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Questions (96, 106)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

96. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to reduce energy costs in 2012. [46073/12]

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Pearse Doherty

Question:

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total energy bill for his Department in the years 2010, 2011; and the expected cost for 2012. [46082/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 106 together.

My Department continues to work closely with the Office of Public Works to ensure effective implementation of the Optimising Power @ Work2 campaign at all of its office locations. As part of the programme a number of significant energy saving initiatives have been implemented in my Department to drive down energy usage. These initiatives include the replacement of all older central heating boilers with modern high efficient models in the Custom House in 2010, and at our offices in Ballina in 2011. Solar panels together with new low power LED lighting systems have been installed in the Custom House to further cut the Department’s electricity usage and carbon emissions. Works to upgrade the thermal insulation at our offices in Ballina are currently being assessed.

Through the Department’s Green Team, ISO 14001 Certification has been renewed for the Custom House for a further 3 years from August 2012 in recognition of the work already undertaken by staff and management to implement energy saving measures and maintain sound environmental management. The heating and electricity costs for my Department are set out in the table below.

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2010

2011

2012 to date (to 16 October )

Heat & Electricity Costs

€439,807

€481,305

€404,358

Question No. 97 answered with Question No. 57.
Question No. 98 answered with Question No. 56.
Question No. 99 answered with Question No. 54.
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