Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024
136. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of air to water heating systems installed by Kildare County Council, in council owned properties in for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [3184/24]
View answerIn response to the Programme for Government commitment, my Department launched a newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) in 2021 to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030. This new programme set a BER performance requirement of “B2” or cost optimal level. The upscaling of the works included in the programme sees a substantial overall increase in funding being made available for attic and wall insulation, windows and doors and heating upgrades, specifically the installation of a Heat Pump and associated works.
The table below provides a breakdown of the number of properties retrofit under the newly Enhanced EERP and the Midlands Retrofit Programme (MRP) funded by my Department to Kildare County Council and the associated number of heat pumps installed.
|
Year |
EERP Delivery |
EERP Heat Pump Installs |
MRP Delivery |
MRP Heat Pump Installs |
|
2021 |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
|
2022 |
55 |
55 |
92 |
92 |
|
2023 |
30 |
30 |
8 |
8 |
|
Total |
85 |
85 |
120 |
120 |
