Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 23 March 2010, if he has received complaints about the building energy rating software and its calculation of woodchip boilers in a final BER rating; if an installation of a woodchip boiler will negatively affect a BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The reply to Question Nos. 621, 622 and 623 of 23 March, 2010 outlines the position in relation to the calculation of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for purposes of the Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme. My Department understands that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which is tasked with the administration of the scheme, has responded to a number of requests for clarification as to the treatment of wood-fuelled appliances for BER purposes.