Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 September 2021
401. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the retrofitting programme for local authority housing by number of units to be retrofitted each year to 2030; the cost for each unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/21]
View answerThe newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme launched in 2021 is designed around the Programme for Government commitment to retrofit 500,000 homes to a B2/Cost Optimal BER standard by 2030, of which 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 average cost of homes under the 2021 programme is expected to be €30,000. The newly revised programme involves a move from a 'shallow' to a 'deeper' retrofit of local authority homes. Learning from this years programme will inform the programme in future years, including the expected average cost per home and the annual targets.
