Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018
558. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proportion of the €164 million allocated in budget 2019 that is dedicated to indigenous wind energy for farms, businesses and homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/18]
View answerWithin the overall funding envelope of €164 million for energy in Budget 2019, the individual programme allocations are still be finalised and will be published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services in December.
In terms of renewable energy there will be provision for a pilot micro generation scheme which was announced in July 2018 and which will run until the end of 2020. The scheme, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, will initially target homeowners for domestic self-consumption. Grants are available for the installation of solar PV panels and battery energy storage systems. The data gathered during the pilot scheme will inform potential future phases of support for micro-generation in Ireland that may be appropriate, as we align with the ambition and requirements of the recast Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that recognises the rights, entitlements and obligations of renewable self-consumers. The scheme is open to farm households to participate in. Further details are available at: www.seai.ie
