Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many sold fuel homes were retrofitted as part of the national retrofit programme broken down, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56318/23]
View answerThe Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030.
Retrofitting fossil fuel heated homes and replacing the heating systems with heat pumps and renewable energy systems is a key target of the Climate Action Plan. Budget 2024 has provided almost €437 million capital funding (includes funding from the European Regional Development Fund) for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy performance of their properties this year.
These supports are available to households reliant on solid fuel central heating systems who wish to undertake energy upgrades.
Data provided by SEAI below, shows the number of properties supported in 2023 which were solid fuel homes. The SEAI advises that the data from pre-works BERs was used to identify solid fuel homes where available, alternatively post works BER data is used.
|
SEAI Scheme |
Solid Fuel Homes |
|
Better Energy Warmer Homes |
459 |
|
National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme |
63 |
|
Community Energy Grants |
23 |
|
Better Energy Homes |
495 |
|
Solar PV |
503 |
|
Grand Total |
1,543 |
