Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes from renewable sources. [33286/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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It is assumed that the Deputy's reference to energy consumption in the context specified relates to electricity usage. The Electricity Supply Board is the supplier of electricity to my Department's offices. On the basis of the proportion that renewable energy resources contribute to the total electricity generated by the ESB, it is estimated that renewable resources account for approximately five per cent of my Department's electricity consumption. Insofar as the agencies within the remit of my Department are concerned, I am arranging for them to correspond directly with the Deputy in the matter. Finally, I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to the Government's White Paper on renewable energy which signals a major expansion of the contribution which renewable resources will make to Ireland's total energy requirements over the next few years.