Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
216. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total funding allocated to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland from 2010 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the projection for the coming years by each category and each scheme operated by the SEAI in tabular form. [8012/22]
View answerThe total funding allocated to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) from 2010 to 2022 is set out below.
|
YEAR |
TOTAL FUNDING ALLOCATED TO SEAI |
|
2010 |
€126.5m |
|
2011 |
€113.3m |
|
2012 |
€74.3m |
|
2013 |
€62.3m |
|
2014 |
€77.7m |
|
2015 |
€67.0m |
|
2016 |
€82.6m |
|
2017 |
€113.9m |
|
2018 |
€152.0m |
|
2019 |
€184.7m |
|
2020 |
€208.0m |
|
2021 |
€311.9m |
|
2022 |
€366.8m |
The breakdown of total funding allocated to SEAI in 2022 is set out below.
|
CATEGORY |
CURRENT |
CAPITAL |
TOTAL |
|
SEAI Pay and General Administration |
€21.970m |
€21.970m |
|
|
Residential /Community Retrofit Programmes |
€7.230m |
€267.2m |
€274.430m |
|
Other Energy Efficiency Programmes |
€6.165m |
€40m |
€46.165m |
|
Energy Research Programmes |
€2.390m |
€21.8m |
€24.190m |
|
TOTAL |
€37.755m |
€329m |
€366.755m |
Residential retrofit is a key element of the Government’s plans for economic growth and development through Exchequer investment. The Government has approved a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills. The measures address barriers to undertaking energy upgrades (retrofits) reported by homeowners and those working in the industry. They also reflect the step-change needed – in pace and scale of delivery – to achieve our target of 500,000 home energy upgrades, to B2 Building Energy Rating (BER) standard, by 2030.
The changes represent an important step in delivery of the National Retrofit Plan, which identifies a range of measures aimed at driving demand for retrofit, expanding the size and capacity of the supply chain, as well as making retrofits more affordable.
The allocations for retrofit funding for the coming years are set out in the Climate Action Plan. The table below shows the funding under the National Retrofit Plan for the years to end-2025.
|
YEAR |
TOTAL RETROFIT FUNDING IN NATIONAL RETROFIT PLAN |
|
2023 |
€291m |
|
2024 |
€380m |
|
2025 |
€469m |
