Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 May 2010
206 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the mureas insulation scheme in County Roscommon; the number of applications received to date; the number of insulation jobs that have been completed; the length of waiting lists for applicants. [19878/10]
View answerTo date in 2010, the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) has been delivered to 4,096 homes nationally of which 151 homes have been in County Roscommon. Twenty of these have been completed by Mureas with an additional 131 having been delivered by Roscommon Integrated Development Company which also provides coverage of the WHS in County Roscommon. Both organisations are supported by private contractors where necessary. Waiting time for the delivery of the scheme by Mureas is about 3 months at present but I can report that the organisation is making good progress in reducing that time.
More generally the Deputy may wish to note that a dedicated hot line — 1800 250 204 — has been in operation for some time and all queries, from scheme applicants and public representatives, on delivery dates for individual households and/or funding agreements are dealt with immediately. In addition, the WHS programme manager, Mr. Michael Martin of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, is available to deal with queries on 042 939 1548. The availability of both points of contact ensures that there is no delay in dealing with specific queries related to the delivery of the WHS.
207 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list each building energy efficiency scheme in operation for 2010; the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to each scheme in 2010; the amount paid out in each scheme for 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19710/10]
View answerThe 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 |
2010 Capital Budget |
Amount paid out in 2010 to date |
|
€ million |
€ |
|
|
Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme |
43.6 |
13.3 |
|
Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) |
29.9 |
3.8 |
|
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) for Public and Business Sector |
7.0 |
Funding will be drawn down in late 2010 |
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.
