The following table sets out the capital allocation and expenditure to date for the Home Energy Savings Scheme (HES), the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) and the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) for Public and Business Sector. The table does not include the current costs associated with the administration of these programmes.
Programme/Project
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2010 Capital Budget
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Amount paid out in 2010 to date
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€ million
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€
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Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme
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43.6
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13.3
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Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS)
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29.9
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3.8
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Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) for Public and Business Sector
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7.0
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Funding will be drawn down in late 2010
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I am confident that for 2010 as a whole, there will be a strong drawdown of allocations under the above schemes.
A further €40 million has been allocated by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to improving the energy efficiency of social housing across the country. This unprecedented level of funding in 2010 will support energy efficiency improvements in over 60,000 homes and buildings, support 5,000 jobs and create energy efficiency savings worth a total of €400 million over their lifetime.