37. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of impending budget cuts, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the energy bill for the public sector is estimated at €500 million per year; if his further attention has been drawn to the potential shown by existing Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Office of Public Works led projects to save at least 20% or €100 million per year of this bill within two years, if targeted energy efficiency programmes were implemented across the whole sector instead of continuing with the present voluntary and piecemeal initiatives; his plans to ensure that all Government Departments implement such programmes urgently in order to make these cuts that do not hurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51426/12]

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37. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of impending budget cuts, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the energy bill for the public sector is estimated at €500 million per year; if his further attention has been drawn to the potential shown by existing Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Office of Public Works led projects to save at least 20% or €100 million per year of this bill within two years, if targeted energy efficiency programmes were implemented across the whole sector instead of continuing with the present voluntary and piecemeal initiatives; his plans to ensure that all Government Departments implement such programmes urgently in order to make these cuts that do not hurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51426/12]

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