Mr. John Dolan:

The building energy rating system came in in 2009 and we tested schools built in 2006 to our 2004 standards and they were A-rated. From 2009 onwards, we set the standard for schools as A-rated.

A school entering design today will have renewable heating and photovoltaic, PV, panels as part of that. We have approximately 15 other additional elements that have been introduced and are designed over the past number of years that will help reduce energy consumption in the school. We are aware that the most renewable type of energy is the energy that is not used in the first place. There has been a strong focus on “reduce” and currently 10% of primary energy in a school building is delivered through solar PV panels also.