Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the industry, commercial and services sector due to no regrets low cost energy efficiency gains by 2012; the reduction achieved by these measures in the sector to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases due to no regrets low cost energy efficiency gains for each year between now and 2012; the steps he is taking to ensure the 2012 target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the industry or commercial sectors which he has put agreements in place to achieve agreed global energy efficiency benchmarks to date in 2005 under the national climate change strategy; the greenhouse gas reduction targets specified under each of these agreements; the timetable set out in respect of each of the targets that have been set with which industry and commercial sectors he has yet to put such agreements in place; the steps he intends to take to complete such agreements; when each outstanding agreement is planned to be completed. [37162/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector by 2010; the reduction achieved to date in 2005; the target for reduction in greenhouse gases in the energy sector for each year between now and 2010; the estimated annual cost to Ireland if greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector remain at their current level; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37144/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by fuel switching to gas by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by switching from oil to gas by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37146/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by substituting for coal by 2010; the total reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005; the timeframe he has set to close Moneypoint; the timeline set out for the closure of Moneypoint to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37147/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using CHP technology; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of this technology; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using renewables; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of renewables; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by improving energy efficiency; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the improving of efficiencies; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37150/05]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the target which Ireland has set in the national climate change strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 by using DSM; the reduction achieved by these measures to date in 2005 by the use of DSM; the steps he intends to take to ensure the 2010 target is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147, and 152 to 159, inclusive, together.

Overall responsibility for the national climate change strategy rests with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

With regard to targets, the strategy made a range of proposals and gave indicative quantities of reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases. For the energy sector the strategy set out the indicative sectorial targets business as usual for 2010 as contained in the following table.

Installations are obliged to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency which operates under the auspices of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The agency makes returns to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Ireland's overall greenhouse gas emissions. This data is available on the Environmental Protection Agency website, http://coe.epa.ie/CRF2005/.

The information being sought by the Deputy involves a significant amount of analysis which cannot be collated within the timeframe of his parliamentary questions. In addition, in some cases the data may not exist yet. In the circumstances, I propose to have that analysis carried out with the assistance of the Environmental Protection Agency and I will revert to the Deputy at a later stage.