Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Questions (144)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown per county of the number of persons who have availed of the better energy schemes; the current waiting times for the schemes; the number of applications currently to be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12652/14]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The Better Energy Homes and the Better Energy Warmer Homes schemes are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) under the Better Energy Programme. There is no waiting list for the Better Energy Homes scheme as it is delivered to homeowners by private contractors managed by the homeowner. As of 7 March there are 4,795 homes on the waiting list to receive energy upgrades under the Warmer Homes scheme. The SEAI have been focused on reducing waiting times over the last 12 months and are prioritising any homes on the waiting list for more than 6 months. The average waiting time for services for homes who fully comply with the requirements of the scheme is 92 days. Information on the number of homes that have received energy efficiency measures under the Better Energy Homes and the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme for the period 2009 - 2013 is outlined in the following table.

Better Energy Homes

County	-	-	-	-	-	-	Number of Homes Completed
-	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	YTD 2014	Scheme Total
Carlow	213	465	445	255	171	15	1,564
Cavan	348	1015	1,098	437	193	31	3,122
Clare	1101	2926	2,613	998	416	50	8,104
Cork	2105	5521	7,492	4,434	2,609	344	22,505
Donegal	597	1633	1,487	579	175	16	4,487
Dublin	2752	6066	7,300	5,373	3,472	461	25,424
Galway	1583	4087	4,141	1,966	912	113	12,802
Kerry	998	3067	2,546	1,045	545	31	8,232
Kildare	534	1118	1,179	747	452	71	4,101
Kilkenny	407	1216	1,070	465	195	41	3,394
Laois	267	711	755	366	144	20	2,263
Leitrim	121	280	247	163	55	6	872
Limerick	1375	3410	3,743	1,696	610	63	10,897
Longford	163	521	379	172	65	8	1,308
Louth	544	1174	1,095	721	543	59	4,136
Mayo	473	1186	1,767	898	248	39	4,611
Meath	529	1226	1,216	678	537	58	4,244
Monaghan	420	869	892	413	110	11	2,715
Offaly	195	533	525	319	146	17	1,735
Roscommon	288	845	801	363	144	12	2,453
Sligo	281	607	570	350	126	15	1,949
Tipperary	775	2139	2,500	1,093	416	33	6,956
Waterford	819	1624	1,965	1,184	493	62	6,147
Westmeath	268	740	756	369	175	26	2,334
Wexford	726	2252	1,835	839	435	93	6,180
Wicklow	328	731	819	503	323	44	2,748
Total	18,210	45,962	49,236	26,426	13,710	1,739	155,283

Better Energy Warmer Homes

County	-	-	-	-	-	-	Number of Homes Completed
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	YTD 2014	Scheme Total
Carlow	-	537	213	221	182	10	1,163
Cavan	415	364	323	267	165	11	1,545
Clare	110	349	1,353	345	216	2	2,375
Cork	3,022	3,581	2,406	1,140	826	45	11,020
Donegal	573	717	922	634	628	24	3,498
Dublin	2,320	2,836	2,756	1,892	1,682	24	11,510
Galway	137	1,191	2,133	580	492	13	4,546
Kerry	808	762	587	575	287	-	3,019
Kildare	906	1,318	377	196	181	-	2,978
Kilkenny	4	436	445	209	158	5	1,257
Laois	2	622	412	94	100	-	1,230
Leitrim	218	299	256	220	215	21	1,229
Limerick	453	808	1,016	1,019	1,330	27	4,653
Longford	199	297	199	164	166	16	1,041
Louth	1,627	1,167	360	157	151	-	3,462
Mayo	384	928	1,251	983	684	12	4,242
Meath	851	954	310	241	146	-	2,502
Monaghan	373	318	248	286	178	5	1,408
Offaly	11	643	586	258	237	18	1,753
Roscommon	431	536	533	319	216	8	2,043
Sligo	47	628	511	278	205	-	1,669
Tipperary	203	1,609	1,571	624	251	1	4,259
Waterford	1,443	1,003	387	372	247	12	3,464
Westmeath	466	732	278	194	153	2	1,825
Wexford	595	730	713	705	498	25	3,266
Wicklow	642	926	242	202	209	9	2,230
Total	16,240	24,291	20,388	12,175	9,803	290	83,187