The Energy Efficiency Programme for 2021 is a newly revised programme designed around the Programme for Government commitment to retrofit 500,000 homes to a B2/Cost Optimal BER standard by 2030. Approximately 36,500 of those homes are expected to be local authority homes. A target of 2,400 social homes for upgrade works has been set for 2021, 750 of which relate to the Midlands Retrofit Pilot. The approved level of works under the programme have received a considerable upscaling enabling a deep retrofit to ensure that the fabric of the home is upgraded and an energy efficient heating system is provided.
The €65 million Budget support provided in 2021 has been allocated to local authorities, with €20 million allocated under the Midlands Retrofit Pilot as part of the 'Just Transition' programme, and the balance of €45 million under the 2021 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme. A breakdown of the latter allocation along with the minimum target number of homes each local authority is required to retrofit are outlined in the table attached.
The Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, has had a negative impact on the work of the local authorities in regard to this programme causing delays in surveying, tendering and retrofitting works, as a result no requests for funding have been received to date from local authorities for retrofitting works completed under the 2021 programme.
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