Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are building inspectors employed by his Department to carry out inspections under the building energy rating system. [24409/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department does not employ Building Energy Rating Assessors. The Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme was established under the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2006. Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), which operates under the aegis of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has been designated as the Issuing Authority with responsibility for the management of the BER Scheme, including registration of the BER Assessors and logging of the BER assessments. I understand from SEI that, as of 16 June 2008, there were 1,665 certified BER assessors.