Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 March 2014
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 13 March 2014, the number of persons in County Donegal who are on the waiting list for the better energy warmer homes scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of money allocated to the scheme nationally for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14619/14]
View answerThe Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households that are vulnerable to energy poverty and who live in privately owned dwellings. The upgrades are delivered free of charge to the customer. The scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department. Delivery of the scheme is subject to an on-site survey to assess the homes for technical and safety purposes before any works are carried out. SEAI advise that out of the 4,672 homes on the national waiting list as of 25 March 2014, the number of homes awaiting delivery of the scheme in Donegal is 408. Total funding allocated to the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme over the past 5 years is as follows:
|
Year |
Expenditure (€ million) |
|
2009 |
€12 |
|
2010 |
€30 |
|
2011 |
€21 |
|
2012 |
€21 |
|
2013 |
€18 |
