Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
1248. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new single dwellings constructed since 2007 which have a BER certificate; and the estimated number which do not have a BER certificate. [33846/17]
View answerThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is the statutory agency responsible for the implementation and management of the Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme in accordance with Ireland’s obligations under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Recast). In accordance with these Regulations every new building is required to have a BER Certificate since 1 January 2007 and furthermore any existing dwelling, offered for sale or letting on or after 1 January 2009, also requires a Building Energy Rating (BER) certificate.
Enforcement of the requirement to display energy certificates is the responsibility of Building Control Authorities, who have comprehensive statutory powers to deal effectively with cases where non-compliance with the requirement is identified.
My Department does not collate data on BER statistics. However information, reporting and statistics in relation to the administration of the BER scheme is available on the SEAI website at http://www.seai.ie/Your_Building/BER/BER_FAQ/FAQ_BER/General/BER_Statistics.html
Furthermore, the SEAI also provide BER statistics to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which, in turn, publishes comprehensive quarterly bulletins which provide a detailed breakdown of BER ratings. This information is available on the CSO website at http://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/environment/.
