Energy Consumption.

Tuesday, 28 June 2005

Ceisteanna (346)

Richard Bruton

Ceist:

348 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total oil use here in each of the past five years, distinguishing use by the key find user segments; and the way in which this compares with 1990. [22567/05]

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Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. N. Dempsey)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Ireland's Oil Consumption ('000 Tonnes of Oil Equivalent).

	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	% Increase 1990-2004
Total Primary Oil Supply *	4,286	7,868	8,435	8,261	7,994	8,219	+92
Public electricity	347	1,051	1,171	944	594	812	+134
Oil refinery consumption	64	104	123	132	133	130	+103
Final Consumption**	3,875	6,713	7,141	7,185	7,267	7,277	+88
Industry	648	813	809	748	743	717	+11
Transport	2,024	3,900	4,308	4,453	4,506	4,528	+124
Agriculture	215	281	278	273	273	262	+22
Commercial	639	799	759	727	714	681	+7
Residential	349	920	987	984	1,031	1,089	+212
Total	3,875	6,713	7,141	7,185	7,267	7,277	+88

Source: Oil Balances, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

*Total primary oil supply, TPOS, is made up of oil refinery production, plus imports, less exports, less marine bunkers and plus or less stock changes.

**Final consumption is made up of TPOS less public electricity, less oil refinery consumption.

The total consumption by industry, transport, agriculture, commercial and residential is equal to final consumption.