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Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Questions (260)

Holly Cairns

Question:

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure all public-funded housing is converted to more sustainable heating systems. [44598/21]

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Written answers

Since 2007 it has been a requirement that all new dwellings install renewable energy systems. In 2019 SEAI introduced Building Regulations requiring all new dwellings to achieve Nearly Zero Energy building performance requirements. In 2020 the Programme for Government included a commitment to retrofit approximately 500,000 homes by 2030 to a B2/cost optimal BER standard, and it is expected that approximately 36,500 of those homes will be owned by the local authority sector.

My Department launched a newly revised Energy Efficiency Programme in 2021 in response to the Programme for Government commitment for local authority owned housing. This new ten year programme set a BER performance requirement of “B2” or cost optimal level. It is planned to retrofit 36,500 Local Authority homes to this performance requirement by 2030. Renewable energy heat pumps are the replacement heating system supported by this programme.

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