Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
229. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofits delivered in local authority homes in each retrofitting scheme for each county to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/22]
View answerThe Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage provide the vast majority of support for the retrofitting of local authority homes. I understand that 1,730 local authority homes were upgraded under that Department's retrofit programme in 2021. More broadly, my Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Partial grants are available for individuals that can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy efficiency retrofits for people at risk of energy poverty.
Since 2000, over 465,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier and cheaper to heat and light.
The SEAI advise that since 2017, support has been provided to retrofit a total of 102 Local Authority homes through schemes funded by my Department. All of these homes have received energy upgrades to a minimum post-works Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2.
The table below provides a breakdown of the homes delivered by SEAI Scheme, by year of delivery and by county:
|
Scheme |
Retrofits delivered in local authority homes per Scheme per county |
County |
|
14 (8 delivered in 2020 and 6 delivered in 2021) |
Tipperary |
|
|
Community Energy Grant |
8 (all delivered in 2020) |
Cork |
|
National Retrofit Scheme (Once Stop Shop Development Call) |
23 (all delivered in 2021) |
Cork |
|
34 (12 delivered in 2019 and 22 delivered in 2018) |
Dublin |
|
|
Deep Retrofit |
23 (6 delivered in 2019, 15 delivered in 2018 and 2 delivered in 2017) |
Wexford |
