Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by her Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on her Department's energy use; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39416/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In the 12 month period to 20 November 2006 the total energy costs to my Department were some €3.8 million. The main suppliers of energy to my Department are ESB, An Bord Gáis, FloGas and Texaco.

I would add that my Department is also examining the question of renewable fuels, and in fact is converting its Wexford headquarters to a woodchip heating system. The new system has been installed and will be commissioned very shortly.

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by her Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39446/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Water is supplied to my Departments offices by the various Local Authorities in each county. My Department also avails of bottled water and filtering facilities from a number of companies. The total cost, including water charges, to my Department, in the 12 month period to 20 November 2006, is some €200,000.