John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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217. To ask the Taoiseach regarding the lack of fulfilling Statutory Instrument 426 of 2014, if he will report annually on energy usage; the actions that have been taken to reduce consumption; the reason no reports have been issued since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/15]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Department of the Taoiseach includes figures on its energy consumption in its Annual Report each year. Up to date figures on energy consumption, as well as the measures taken to reduce overall energy usage, will be included in the forthcoming Annual Report for 2014. The Department also maintains regular contact with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to monitor the efficient use of energy and to ensure that we follow best practice in this area.

Energy usage in the Department of the Taoiseach is administered by the Facilities Management Unit in the Houses of the Oireachtas, which oversees the energy usage and costs for the entire Government Buildings complex. There have been some significant changes in recent years in the services provided and in how the charges for these services are apportioned among the different tenants within complex.

Such changes have included the replacement of oil-fired boilers with new Biomass boilers fuelled by wood-pellets, the installation of new Electricity meters and the recalculation of the floor space usage of the different tenants.