Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding allocated by his Department to Energy Action Ireland for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) allocated funding to Energy Action in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the delivery of energy efficiency measures to assist low income householders and for mentoring services under the Warmer Homes Scheme. The mentoring role undertaken by Energy Action involved providing assistance to potential and new community based organisations in the administration and delivery of the Warmer Homes Scheme service.

From 2006 to 2008 Energy Action addressed 1,661 homes with substantial energy efficiency improvements. The funding provided by SEI to Energy Action from 2006 to 2008 is outlined in the following table:

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding allocated by his Department to Sustainable Energy Ireland for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4263/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Sustainable Energy Ireland was set up by the Government in 2002 as Ireland's National Energy Agency. Its mission is to promote and assist the development of sustainable energy. This includes implementing significant aspects of the Energy White Paper and the National Climate Change Strategy.

Sustainable Energy Ireland manages programmes aimed at:

Assisting deployment of superior energy technologies in each sector;

Raising awareness and providing information, advice and publicity on best practice;

Stimulating research, development and demonstration (RD&D);

Stimulating preparation of necessary standards and codes;

Publishing statistics and projections on sustainable energy and achievement of targets.