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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Questions (19)

Peter Burke

Question:

19. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of applications for Sustainable Energy authority of Ireland, SEAI, grants that are granted on their initial application by county; if he has considered reviewing the operation of schemes due to the undue level of paperwork involved on the contractor side; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10843/21]

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My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These schemes offer partial grants for individuals who can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy efficiency improvements for people at risk of energy poverty.

Improvements to the SEAI systems and processes are made on an ongoing basis. For instance, it is intended that the new National Retrofit Scheme to be launched later this year will utilise a new end-to-end, digital first process.

Given the nature of some SEAI programmes, whereby homeowners do not make an application directly but instead apply through a project co-ordinator, the data requested by the Deputy is only available through a manual analysis of files for each historical project and project co-ordinator. My Department has, however, asked the SEAI to compile the relevant information for 2020 which will give a good indication of the proportion of applications that are approved on first application. This information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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