Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
179. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for the national home energy upgrade scheme in each month since February 2022; the number of drawdowns for the scheme in the same period; and the average grant levels claimed overall. [55321/23]
View answerIn February 2022, Government announced an enhanced package of measures to support the uptake of home energy upgrades. This included the introduction of a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme and the establishment of a network of registered One Stop Shops to offer a start-to-finish project management service for home energy upgrades.
There are now 17 One-Stop-Shops registered by SEAI. Of these, five were registered in the 2nd Quarter of 2023, which points to confidence in the sector about the future growth prospects of the retrofit market. SEAI continue to actively engage with the sector with the aim of attracting more registrations as One-Stop-Shops in 2024. Details of the registered One Stop Shops, including their contact details, are available on the SEAI website at: www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/one-stop-shop/registered-providers/
As part of the registration process, applicant organisations are required to submit a strategic plan to SEAI. These plans include a minimum 2 year forward focused plan setting out their approach to home energy upgrades and development and growth plans under the new Scheme.
Most recent data from SEAI shows that, since its launch, almost 2,700 applications for home energy upgrade works have been submitted into the NHEUS (a monthly breakdown is provided below). Capital expenditure under the Scheme was €11.5m in 2022 and €23m so far this year. Since its launch, the NHEUS has delivered 1,816 home energy upgrades, of which 1,173 have been delivered so far this year.
The SEAI Q3 2023 Performance Report on the residential and community energy efficiency schemes shows that under the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme, the average grant for a private home is €22,689. For Approved Housing Body properties, the average grant is €15,623. More detailed information is available at: www.seai.ie/publications/SEAI-Retrofit-Quarterly-Report-Q3-2023.pdf
Table: Monthly breakdown of applications for home energy upgrade works under the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme:
|
2022 |
2023YTD |
|
|
January |
0 |
164 |
|
February |
0 |
127 |
|
March |
0 |
169 |
|
April |
34 |
76 |
|
May |
94 |
231 |
|
June |
104 |
137 |
|
July |
140 |
209 |
|
August |
164 |
123 |
|
September |
161 |
146 |
|
October |
147 |
154 |
|
November |
164 |
92 |
|
December |
51 |
N/A |
|
Total |
1,059 |
1,628 |
