Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
559. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s 2021 funding commitments, funding streams and targets for the retrofitting of local authority homes, approved housing body owned social housing units and section 38 and section 39 funded community residences which support persons with disabilities.. [32391/20]
View answer594. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding for the retrofitting of local authority housing will continue to be provided by his Department; and if not, if all social housing retrofitting funding will now come from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.. [32688/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 559 and 594 together.
My Department has provided funding support under the Social Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme to local authorities since 2013, for insulation and energy efficiency works to their social housing stock and this will continue within the context of the National Retrofitting Plan.
Budget 2021 provided for funding support of €65 million for this activity next year which will see a significant upscaling on what has been completed by local authorities in previous years and will target 2,400 social homes to be upgraded to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2 or cost optimal level.
In relation to Section 38 and 39 service providers and Approved Housing Bodies, I understand that they can avail of funding to improve the energy efficiency of their housing stock through schemes administered by the SEAI, which is under the oversight of my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.
