Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2012
216 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the BER rating and annual heating costs of Trinity College, UCD, DCU and his Department’s main offices in Dublin, Tullamore and Athlone. [21513/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe most recent Building Energy Rating (BER) for my Department's Tullamore office is a C3 (Display Energy Certificate issued in August 2009 to cover period up to September 2010) while the most recent BER rating for my Department's Marlborough Street complex in Dublin is an E2 (Display Energy Certificate issued in October 2010 to cover period up to October 2011). With regard to the Marlborough Street complex the Deputy should note that this complex consists of a number of buildings including older listed stone buildings such as Tyrone House (built circa 1740) which are not energy efficient.
A Display Energy Certificate is in the process of being produced for my Department's Athlone office. This process was delayed due to the recent conversion from oil boilers to more efficient gas boilers. It is expected that a certificate will issue to be completed within the next month. The combined fuel and gas costs for the three sites in 2011 was €139,548.51.
In relation to the three independent higher level institutions referred to in the question the Deputy should note that (a) obtaining and displaying a Display Energy Certificate (incorporating a BER rating) and (b) payment of heating costs are both administrative matters for the individual bodies themselves. Accordingly the information requested is not collated centrally within my Department.
