Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person who was left a property from a family member can access the 50% and 80% retrofitting grant on their own home and the house that they were left in a will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9740/22]
View answer148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person who owns more than one house can access more than one 50% and 80% retrofitting grant under the new national retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/22]
View answer149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the 50% and 80% retrofitting grants under the new national retrofit scheme can be accessed by persons who will also apply for the new grant to renovate derelict properties being brought forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/22]
View answer150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the 50% and 80% retrofitting grants under the new national retrofit scheme can be accessed by a person who has a semi-built house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9743/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 147 to 150, inclusive, together.
The Government has recently approved a package of improvements and supports as part of the delivery of Ireland’s residential retrofit programme. These measures are aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills and lower emissions.
The new measures include:
- The new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme, offering increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical B2 home energy upgrade with a heat pump (up from the current level of 30-35%).
- The introduction of a special enhanced grant rate, equivalent to 80% of the typical cost, for attic and cavity wall insulation. The grant offering will be available across all part-funded schemes and will be available to all households in 2022, as a sustainable and enduring response to the current exceptionally high energy prices.
Homeowners may apply across more than one home, under the new measures, subject to the properties meeting the relevant eligibility criteria.
