The data requested by the Deputy is not compiled by the Department. The information set out in this response has, therefore, been prepared using Central Statistics Office (CSO) data.
Part One: Number of Residential Holdings in each Local Authority Area and Number of Residential Holdings with Oil Fired and Gas Fired Heating Systems
The data is found in Table E1053: Private Households in Permanent Housing Units 2011 to 2016 by Type of Central Heating, Aggregate Town or Rural Area, County and City and CensusYear at the CSO StatBank website at the following link:
https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?MainTable=E1053&TabStrip=Select&PLanguage=0&FF=1
The data is drawn from the census of 2016; the data was published on 20 April 2017.
Table 1: Number of Private Households in Permanent Housing Units 2016 and Number using Oil and Gas Heating according to Local Authority Areas.
|
Households
|
Oil
|
Natural Gas
|
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
|
State
|
1697665
|
686004
|
569166
|
9990
|
Carlow
|
20465
|
11121
|
4838
|
102
|
Dublin City
|
211591
|
12243
|
134096
|
248
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
78568
|
9541
|
58280
|
131
|
Fingal
|
96607
|
16831
|
67456
|
267
|
South Dublin
|
92393
|
14089
|
66948
|
141
|
Kildare
|
73348
|
30246
|
28311
|
364
|
Kilkenny
|
34743
|
19193
|
7679
|
242
|
Laois
|
28997
|
12292
|
7250
|
145
|
Longford
|
15092
|
8346
|
288
|
128
|
Louth
|
45363
|
20916
|
18345
|
246
|
Meath
|
63861
|
31112
|
21783
|
351
|
Offaly
|
27184
|
11153
|
2073
|
112
|
Westmeath
|
31685
|
15798
|
3206
|
304
|
Wexford
|
54006
|
36098
|
550
|
444
|
Wicklow
|
49005
|
21531
|
17255
|
308
|
Clare
|
43348
|
25640
|
5229
|
425
|
Cork City
|
49370
|
5959
|
31869
|
51
|
Cork County
|
146052
|
73879
|
38721
|
1880
|
Kerry
|
54288
|
33883
|
1097
|
630
|
Limerick City and County
|
71022
|
32463
|
20297
|
398
|
Tipperary
|
59071
|
35443
|
7045
|
323
|
Waterford City and County
|
43455
|
19321
|
12913
|
263
|
Galway City
|
28827
|
14510
|
4410
|
227
|
Galway County
|
62729
|
36459
|
2522
|
637
|
Leitrim
|
12404
|
8030
|
201
|
98
|
Mayo
|
48745
|
29250
|
999
|
401
|
Roscommon
|
23962
|
13082
|
914
|
175
|
Sligo
|
24761
|
14987
|
680
|
270
|
Cavan
|
26806
|
18698
|
2000
|
269
|
Donegal
|
58305
|
37409
|
624
|
232
|
Monaghan
|
21612
|
16481
|
1287
|
178
|
Part Two: Number of Industrial and Office Buildings in each Local Authority Area dependent on Oil Fired and Gas Fired Heating Systems
Table 2 below covers the heating systems of non-domestic buildings according to County. County data is the closest approximate data available for Local Authority Areas. The data has been compiled from the CSO statistical release. The data is found at the following link under the table title: Table 7 Main Space Heating System Fuel by County (Non-Domestic) 2009-2020.
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ndber/non-domesticbuildingenergyratingsq12020/
The data was collected from non-domestic BER audits conducted in the period 2009 to 2020. The data was published on 16 April 2020.
Table 2 Main Space Heating System Fuel by County (Non-Domestic) 2009-2020
|
|
|
|
|
% of row
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heating System Fuel
|
|
County
|
Mains Gas
|
Heating Oil
|
Electricity
|
LPG
|
Other
|
Total
|
Carlow
|
27
|
10
|
59
|
2
|
1
|
763
|
Dublin 01-24
|
39
|
4
|
56
|
0
|
1
|
16,122
|
Dublin County
|
37
|
5
|
58
|
0
|
1
|
4,209
|
Kildare
|
27
|
8
|
63
|
1
|
1
|
2,379
|
Kilkenny
|
26
|
14
|
55
|
3
|
2
|
905
|
Laois
|
24
|
15
|
58
|
1
|
2
|
706
|
Longford
|
12
|
21
|
61
|
5
|
1
|
450
|
Louth
|
30
|
8
|
61
|
1
|
1
|
1,639
|
Meath
|
30
|
11
|
57
|
1
|
1
|
1,979
|
Offaly
|
17
|
18
|
60
|
2
|
2
|
713
|
Westmeath
|
19
|
16
|
60
|
4
|
1
|
1,274
|
Wexford
|
11
|
15
|
67
|
5
|
2
|
1,621
|
Wicklow
|
27
|
9
|
62
|
1
|
1
|
1,729
|
Clare
|
21
|
18
|
58
|
2
|
1
|
1,609
|
Cork City
|
31
|
3
|
64
|
–
|
1
|
535
|
Cork County
|
25
|
8
|
64
|
2
|
1
|
5,240
|
Kerry
|
9
|
16
|
67
|
6
|
2
|
1,464
|
Limerick City
|
26
|
2
|
71
|
0
|
–
|
484
|
Limerick County
|
25
|
10
|
63
|
1
|
1
|
2,097
|
Tipperary
|
19
|
19
|
59
|
2
|
1
|
1,636
|
Waterford City
|
31
|
5
|
62
|
2
|
2
|
699
|
Waterford County
|
24
|
10
|
62
|
3
|
2
|
897
|
Galway City
|
11
|
7
|
81
|
1
|
0
|
653
|
Galway County
|
12
|
14
|
70
|
3
|
1
|
2,977
|
Leitrim
|
7
|
26
|
62
|
4
|
1
|
292
|
Mayo
|
9
|
20
|
67
|
4
|
1
|
1,536
|
Roscommon
|
12
|
23
|
59
|
4
|
2
|
612
|
Sligo
|
9
|
19
|
66
|
5
|
1
|
903
|
Cavan
|
14
|
20
|
57
|
8
|
2
|
714
|
Donegal
|
12
|
27
|
53
|
6
|
2
|
1,531
|
Monaghan
|
16
|
20
|
57
|
4
|
3
|
572
|
Total
|
27
|
10
|
60
|
2
|
1
|
58,940
|
– No non-domestic unit indicated the usage of this main space heating fuel type for this county
Further data on “Non-Domestic Building Type” is available on the CSO website under the title Table 8 Main Space Heating System Fuel by Type of Building (Non-Domestic) 2009-2020 at the following link:
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ndber/non-domesticbuildingenergyratingsq12020/