Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 628: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will launch an information campaign to alert people to the existence and benefits of an energy performance building directive. [20948/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The draft Action Plan for the Implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) in Ireland was published for consideration in April 2005 by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), on behalf of an Interdepartmental Working Group comprising senior officials from my Department, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and SEI. Following completion of the consultation process, I intend to approve the definitive Action Plan shortly and to submit it to the EU Commission.

Section 5 of the draft plan has already set out proposals for a comprehensive promotional and information campaign to inform the general public and business industry. This will be launched in good time by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), and continued through the implementation period 2006-2009.