Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Energy Resources
9:00 pm
Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the percentage of energy used here sourced from oil, natural gas, peat, hydro peat, hydro energy, wind energy, solar energy and other sources. [34379/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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According to provisional figures for 2004 supplied by the energy policy statistical support unit of Sustainable Energy Ireland, which may be subject to minor change when finalised, the proportion of primary energy consumption in Ireland in 2004 for each different fuel type was as follows:
% | |
Coal | 12.9 |
Peat | 3.8 |
Oil | 55.8 |
Natural Gas | 24.3 |
Hydro | 0.4 |
Wind | 0.4 |
Biomass | 1.2 |
Landfill gas and other biogas | 0.2 |
Solar | 0.0019 |
Geothermal | 0.0003 |
Electricity Imports | 0.9 |
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