81.
Deputy Richard Bruton
asked the
Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills
the estimated energy use of her Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Mary Coughlan):
The information requested is provided in the following table. For the Deputy’s information, the data includes the estimated use and the cost of energy in my Department’s three main locations, Dublin, Athlone, Tullamore and the network of local offices which are located around the country. The estimated energy use by my Department for the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 and the cost of that energy is as follows:
| Est. Energy Use |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Est. Electricity usage |
5,371,389 kw/h |
4,978,740 kw/h |
3,539,071 kw/h |
| Est. Gas usage |
3,560,737 kw/h |
3,741,684 kw/h |
2,989,658 kw/h |
| Energy Cost |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
| Gas |
135,308 |
142,184 |
113,607 |
| Electricity |
827,194 |
766,726 |
545,017 |
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