My Department has designated an Energy Performance Officer from among its senior management team to carry out the roles set out in the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy. These include liaison with the designated Energy Performance Officers (EPOs) of the bodies in question in relation to the discharge by them of their obligations under the Strategy. In that context, a workshop of the Departmental group’s EPOs was held in September 2019 by the Department, in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Department of Environment, Climate, and Communications, to outline to EPOs good practice examples in managing the achievement of the Energy Efficiency Target that has been set for the Departmental Group as a whole under the Strategy. It also explored the scope for the group members to co-operate and assist each other in achieving the target for the Group as a whole and outlined the more comprehensive suite of supports available to EPOs from the SEAI and others. It is intended to organise a further workshop in the coming months.
The other information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
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Energy Efficiency Performance target reached and reported to SEAI
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Energy Performance Plan in place
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Energy Performance Budget in place
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Energy Performance advisor in place
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Details of engagement with the SEAI
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Office of Public Works (OPW)
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The provisional energy efficiency figure achieved by OPW as reported by SEAI for 2020 is 22%.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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The OPW is in regular contact with SEAI and is currently engaged with a number of SEAI Pathfinder Energy Retrofit Programme projects.
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National Shared Services Office (NSSO)
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The NSSO 2020 Target was reached with a 19.5% energy savings since baseline to 2020. This was reported via SEAI.
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Yes
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Formed as part of the NSSO overall Facilities Management budget.
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Yes (via SEAI)
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The NSSO is in regular contact with SEAI
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Public Appointments Service (PAS)
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Yes, PAS has achieved 49.5% energy reduction since baseline and this is reflected in the most recent report published by the SEAI.
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Not at present, currently being incorporated into the PAS green energy.
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No
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Yes (via OPW)
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PAS reports annually to the SEAI
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Office of the Ombudsman
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes (via SEAI)
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The Office of the Ombudsman reports annually to the SEAI
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State Laboratory
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Yes - Energy efficiency performance reported through M&R system. Public sector requirement of 33% energy efficiency relative to base line year achieved.
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Yes – Coordinated through SEAI Energy Management Action Plan
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Not a dedicated performance budget. Cost for energy performance upgrades allocated against facilities budget.
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Energy performance coordinated Energy Performance Officer and Health & safety and Facilities Liaison Manager. The State Laboratory is a member of the Public Sector Laboratories Energy Group and receives support through SEAI Energy link and SEAI PSM.
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Yes – As part of Public Sector Laboratories Energy Group, through M&R system and SEAI Training Academy.
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National Lottery Regulator
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Yes. Target reached and reported to SEAI.
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No, the ORNL has 10 staff and rents a small office space within a larger building and thus has limited scope to directly impact its energy use. All policies and initiatives that can be put in place have been achieved or are in train.
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No
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No
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The ORNL reports annually to the SEAI
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
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Yes. Target reached and reported to SEAI.
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The ESRI works with its facilities management company on an ongoing basis on energy performance. The FM company are currently working on a new plan - reviewing plant life cycle and planning a replacement programme.
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There is no explicit budget for energy performance. The ESRI’s management team assess the cost of energy efficiency proposals on an ongoing basis.
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The ESRI's externally sourced facilities management company provide advisory services to the ESRI via their energy team.
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The ESRI reports annually to the SEAI in their M&R system, in line with public sector requirements
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Institute of Public Administration (IPA)
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Yes. The IPA reached an energy saving target of 33.6% since baseline to 2020.
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No
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No
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Yes
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The IPA reports annually to the SEAI
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