Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013
199. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding is provided to organisations so that they can provide free insulation for senior citizens; if he will list the organisations funded that are based on the northside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54967/13]
View answerThe Better Energy Warmer Homes programme provides energy efficiency upgrades to low income households who are experiencing energy poverty. The elderly are prioritised under the eligibility criteria of the scheme, as they are recognised as being particularly vulnerable. The scheme is delivered through a combination of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented by a panel of private contractors in order to ensure national coverage. The programme is also delivered through a separate area-based strand. Energy Action is the only CBO operating in North Dublin, although applications from residents in North Dublin are also allocated to private contractors.
Under the Area Based delivery strand a partnership project between Airtricity and Fingal County Council has delivered energy efficiency measures to 332 Local Authority homes in the Fingal area. Another partnership project between Dublin County Council and Energy Retrofit Ireland has delivered energy upgrades to 82 mixed ownership homes in the Dublin City area.
