Mr. Declan Meally:

The new buildings are covered by building regulations. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and even the HSE would talk to the committee regarding the energy efficiency elements. If we take schools, for example, they are closed during the summer when there is good solar gain and they are not using the energy. With the Department of Education, we look to see if there is a good reason to invest in renewable technology on particular projects. In some cases the answer is "yes". There is now a programme, because it will help as part of education, through the Department of Education to roll that out.