1.  Energy and Energy Statistics in Ireland  Central Statistics Office Ireland

2. Introduction  Paul J Crowley  Head of Business Statistics Integration & International Relations  Central Statistics Office Ireland

3. Central Statistics Office Ireland  National Statistical Authority  Statistics Act 1993 - Legal Mandate  the collection, compilation,extraction and dissemination for statistical purposes of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions of the state

4. Energy Statistics  Responsible for most official statistics  but for Energy Statistics ->  Sustainable Energy Ireland

5. Sustainable Energy Ireland  Principle body responsible for energy statistics and acts as an agent for the CSO  Energy Statistics Co-ordination Group

6. Increased Co-ordination  Business Statistics Integration  Responsibility for improved co- ordination and co-operation with SEI

7. The Importance of Energy  Dependency on Energy - heat, light, transport, economic development  * Finite Resources  * Environmental Issues  * Efficiency  * Security of Supply

8. Ministry of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources –Electricity Supply Board –Eirgrid –Bord Gas Eireann –Commission for Energy Regulation –Bord Na Mona –National Oil Reserves Agency –Sustainable Energy Ireland

9. Sustainable Energy Ireland Promote and assist the development of sustainable energy National Climate Change Strategy Energy Efficiency Compilation of energy statistics

10. SEI Statistics Division  Energy Policy Statistical Support Unit  - energy statistics - support national needs, international obligations and for policy analysis  - development of sustainability indicators

11. SEI Legal Mandate (a) co-operate with the CSO and acting as an agent of that Office (b) the compilation, extraction and dissemination of information and projections relating to energy production and use => Energy Statistics Co-ordination Group

12. The Energy Market in Ireland Limited Natural Resources Dependency on imported energy Limited Competition Alternative Energy - low base Dependence on oil & gas

13. Energy

14. Market Summary  Oil 56% of total energy consumption  Gas 24% of total energy consumption  90% of energy imported  Alternative Energy - low

15. Total Primary Energy Requirement

16. Environmental Issues  The environmental impact of energy consumption  Non renewable energy  Kyoto Protocol - greenhouse gas emissions  Sustainable Energy  Efficiency

17. Security of Supply  Import dependency  Fuel diversity  Integrity of supply  Integrity of infrastructure

18. Import Dependency

19. Users of Energy Statistics  * Energy & Environment Policy Makers  * Regulators  * Commentators  * Market Analysts  * Energy Industry  * Trade & Representative Associations  * Researcher/Academics  * NGO  * Statisticians

20. Data Requirements  National Policy Requirements  EU Requirements  Other International Obligations  Needs already meet & policy needs yet to be addressed  Energy Indicators

21. Challenges Market Liberalisation Legal basis for energy statistics Level of detail insufficient Measurement Development of indicators New energy sources Defining what are the data needs

22. Conclusion Ireland welcomes the opportunity to participate in the work of the UN City Group on Energy Statistics