Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
165. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes to be retrofitted to B2 equivalent by 2030 in order to meet Government targets of 500,000, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55662/22]
View answerThe Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes by end-2030. This represents approximately 30% of the housing stock and is among the most ambitious retrofit programmes worldwide. An allocation of €8 billion to the end of the decade, as set out in the National Development Plan and National Retrofit Plan, underlines the Government’s commitment to achieving these targets.
Latest data provided to my Department by the SEAI indicates that, the total number of homes completed for all grant schemes to end of September is 16,207 and of these 5,259 reached a BER B2 or better.
The National Retrofit Plan estimates that, between 2019 and 2025, almost 185,000 home energy upgrades will be delivered with over 83,000 to a B2/cost optimal level. When the emissions savings from the non-B2 upgrades are included, this is the equivalent of 120,000 B2 upgrades over the period. As a result, there will be a need to deliver on average, approximately 75,000 B2-equivalent home upgrades per year from 2026 to 2030 to achieve the overall target of 500,000 by 2030.
