Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department's energy use; the details of same. [39417/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has offices located at 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 and Frederick Building, South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. My Department is not the main tenant in either building. The utility bills for the Kildare Street building are in the name of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The utility bills for Frederick Building are in the name of the Department of Foreign Affairs. In each case my Department pays an agreed percentage of the utility bills corresponding to the amount of floor space occupied. The cost is paid directly to the main tenant not the energy supplier. To date in 2006 €11,851 has been paid to the Department of Foreign Affairs and €10,304 to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in respect of electricity charges. My Department opened new temporary decentralised premises in Fossa, Co. Kerry on 4 September 2006. New accounts were opened at this time with the ESB and Calor Teoranta. To date €1,602 has been paid to ESB and €532 to Calor Teoranta. The National Archives, which is part of my Department, has accounts with the ESB and Bord Gáis. The cost to date in 2006 has been €84,600 to ESB and €30,047 to Bord Gáis. While an audit of energy use has not been carried out to date the subject of energy conservation is to be examined by the Partnership Committee in my Department in the coming months.

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39447/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has an account with Ballygowan Water Cooler Division for water coolers in its premises at 23 Kildare St and Frederick Building at South Frederick St Dublin 2 and at Fossa Killarney. The total cost for this service to date in 2006 is €5,796. In addition my Department also has an account with Castle Consultants Ltd, formerly All Water Systems Ltd, for water filters in its Dublin premises. The cost for service and maintenance to date in 2006 is €484. The National Archives, which is part of my Department, has an account with Tipperary Natural Mineral Water for water coolers the cost, for which, to date in 2006 is €3,362. Figures for the actual quantity of water consumed are not available.