Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021
165. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated total scheme spend in relation to the better energy communities scheme for 2020; the energy poverty spend; the domestic spend; the number of homes completed; and the number of energy poverty homes completed. [12757/21]
View answerThe Communities Energy Grant Scheme (formerly known as the Better Energy Communities Scheme) funded by my Department and operated by the SEAI, makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area. The scheme is applicable to homes, community facilities, and businesses. The data requested relating to 2020 for this scheme is set out in the table below.
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CEG (BEC) 2020 |
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Estimated total scheme spend in 2020 |
€18.7m* |
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Energy poverty spend |
€4.876m |
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Domestic (homes) Spend |
€8.631m |
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Total Number of Homes Completed (including energy poor homes) |
656 |
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Energy Poor Homes Completed |
342 |
*Total scheme spend in 2020 including monitoring & verification spend.
