Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Public Accounts Committee
Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018
9:00 am
Mr. Peter Finnegan:
On the energy, let me just go to this before I answer the Chairman's question. Basically for 2018 our facilities unit reported a 27.8% saving on energy efficiency.
This is the energy indicator used for reporting to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and will comprise the data included in that authority's annual report. A key focus of the energy-management activities of the Oireachtas has been the participation in optimising power at work. There is an energy-awareness campaign in place in 300 buildings owned or leased by the OPW. It aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by reducing energy consumption in the public sector.