Written answers

Monday, 9 September 2024

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Photo of Réada CroninRéada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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455.To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Government Departments, State bodies and agencies where HEPA filtration has been installed and is operational; to list the same for carbon dioxide monitoring, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35952/24]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis is set out in the table below.

Public Body HEPA Filtration Co2 Monitoring
Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform No The Department does not have any hard-wired Co2 monitoring systems installed or in operation. Where necessary, portable Co2 monitoring devices can be placed and monitored for a period to scan a specific area suspected of containing elevated levels of Co2
State Laboratory Not for general air feed / exchange. Installed in specialised chemical containment enclosures. Not a requirement for chemical enclosures - chemical breakthrough monitored through broad spectrum saturation detection and not Co2 monitors.
Public Appointments Service No No
National Shared Services Office (NSSO) No Co2 monitoring is installed and monitored in the NSSO’s Clonskeagh office as part of the office’s BMS system.
Office of the Ombudsman No Yes
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery Mobile HEPA Filter / Operational on-Demand Yes

I am advised that the Office of Public Works will respond to the Deputy directly.

Finally, the Deputy may wish to submit separate Parliamentary Questions to other Ministers to establish the position in respect of their Departments and bodies under their aegis.

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