I propose to take Questions Nos. 2302 and 2303 together.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a range of energy efficiency retrofit schemes, including those referenced by the Deputy, on behalf of my Department.
The Better Energy Homes Scheme provides a financial incentive to private homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. The financial allocation for this scheme is €21 million for 2019 with approximately €11 million spent to date and a further €4 million committed. Better Energy Homes is a demand-led programme and SEAI estimate that approximately 14,000 homeowners will receive grants this year towards energy efficiency upgrade works (both shallow and deeper).
The Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households who meet the defined eligibility criteria and who are vulnerable to energy poverty. The initial Warmer Homes Scheme budget allocation for 2019 was €24m. However, following a mid-year capital review conducted by my Department and SEAI recently, the budget has been increased to €39.8m for 2019 to address program needs. The total number of homes upgraded to date in 2019 under the Scheme is 2,241. The SEAI estimate that approximately 4,500 homes (both shallow and deeper interventions) will be upgraded under the Scheme by end of 2019.
The Warmth and Wellbeing Scheme aims to demonstrate the positive effects that making homes warmer and more energy efficient can have on the health and wellbeing of people in energy poverty who are living with a chronic respiratory condition. The budget allocation for the Warmth and Wellbeing Scheme is €7m with a total of 276 homes upgraded under the Scheme to date in 2019. The SEAI estimate that up to 400 homes in total will be upgraded under the Warmth & Wellbeing Scheme for the full-year 2019.
Officials in my Department have been informed by SEAI that the information requested by the Deputy on individual service providers is commercially sensitive. However, anonymised activity data is set out in the following tables. It is important to note that many factors affect the number of homes a given contractor delivers such as their contract, capacity, their quality of work, and their deeper retrofit experience.
Table 1: Better Energy Homes Contractor Allocations 2019 (year to date)*
Better Energy
Homes Contractor
|
No. of Homes Completed
|
Contractor 1
|
2,026
|
Contractor 2
|
588
|
Contractor 3
|
157
|
Contractor 4
|
98
|
Contractor 5
|
83
|
Contractor 6
|
74
|
Contractor 7
|
69
|
Contractor 8
|
67
|
Contractor 9
|
62
|
Contractor 10
|
57
|
Contractor 11
|
57
|
Contractor 12
|
55
|
Contractor 13
|
50
|
Contractor 14
|
46
|
Contractor 15
|
40
|
Contractor 16
|
39
|
Contractor 17
|
38
|
Contractor 18
|
37
|
Contractor 19
|
37
|
Contractor 20
|
36
|
*Over 500 contractors are registered for the Better Energy Homes Scheme. The table above lists the top 20 contractors in number of homes completed.
Table 2: Warmth & Wellbeing Scheme and Warmer Homes Scheme Contractor Allocations 2019 (year to date)
Contractor
|
Warmth & Wellbeing Scheme
|
Warmer Home Scheme
|
Total
|
Contractor 1
|
24
|
160
|
184
|
Contractor 2
|
32
|
143
|
175
|
Contractor 3
|
33
|
137
|
170
|
Contractor 4
|
19
|
137
|
156
|
Contractor 5
|
37
|
110
|
147
|
Contractor 6
|
0
|
139
|
139
|
Contractor 7
|
20
|
107
|
127
|
Contractor 8
|
8
|
118
|
126
|
Contractor 9
|
4
|
119
|
123
|
Contractor 10
|
13
|
107
|
120
|
Contractor 11
|
9
|
105
|
114
|
Contractor 12
|
8
|
103
|
111
|
Contractor 13
|
0
|
106
|
106
|
Contractor 14
|
6
|
92
|
98
|
Contractor 15
|
9
|
89
|
98
|
Contractor 16
|
25
|
43
|
68
|
Contractor 17
|
6
|
58
|
64
|
Contractor 18
|
0
|
51
|
51
|
Contractor 19
|
17
|
27
|
44
|
Contractor 20
|
0
|
40
|
40
|
Contractor 21
|
0
|
36
|
36
|
Contractor 22
|
0
|
35
|
35
|
Contractor 23
|
0
|
30
|
30
|
Contractor 24
|
0
|
28
|
28
|
Contractor 25
|
0
|
26
|
26
|
Contractor 26
|
0
|
25
|
25
|
Contractor 27
|
0
|
20
|
20
|
Contractor 28
|
6
|
13
|
19
|
Contractor 29
|
0
|
17
|
17
|
Contractor 30
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
Contractor 31
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
Contractor 32
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
Contractor 33
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
Contractor 34
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Total
|
276
|
2271
|
2547
|