Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
368. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific actions the Office of Public Works has undertaken under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to contribute to the national mitigation plan. [25694/17]
View answerUnder the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment must submit a National Mitigation Plan to Government for approval in June 2017. A draft of the national mitigation plan was issued for public comment (to be returned by 26 April 2017). The draft plan acknowledges the savings made to date through the OPW's successful Optimising Power @ Work energy conservation initiative and proposes to build on the existing campaign. The draft plan also refers to the recent publication of the "Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy" and the OPW is working closely with other relevant Departments and agencies to identify energy efficiency projects within our building portfolio. As part of the strategy, the OPW has been provided with funding for energy upgrade projects in the central Government portfolio and we are currently working closely with SEAI to deliver this pilot programme in 2017.
