Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
102. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes available for energy efficiency measures in schools including the installation of energy efficient light bulbs and heat pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29715/18]
View answerIt is open to primary schools to use their minor works grants to install energy efficient light bulbs and/or heat pumps in their schools if they so wish. The capitation grant at both primary and post-primary level, which is for the general running costs of schools, may also be used for this purpose.
My Department is currently engaged with the SEAI on the delivery of a National Energy Efficiency Upgrade Pilot Programme to implement a range of energy efficiency measures in a small number of typical schools. The purpose of this pilot programme, which builds on a similar programme carried out in 2017, is to test a variety of approaches to develop a scalable model of energy efficiency retrofits in the school sector to be rolled out as funding becomes available.
