Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2017
270. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the median and average grant amounts under the better energy homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23612/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Better Energy Homes Scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department. The scheme provides grant aid to private homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their home. Fixed grants are provided towards the cost of a range of measures including attic insulation, wall insulation, heating systems upgrades, solar thermal panels and accompanying Building Energy Rating (BER). Over the course of 2016, a total of €17,028,842 was paid out to 15,265 grant recipients who undertook 36,099 individual energy efficiency measures. This resulted in an average grant payment of €1,115 in 2016. Since the grants available under the scheme were set to support approximately 30% of the total cost of each measure, this suggests that the average participant in the Better Energy Homes Scheme invested slightly over €3,700 in 2016.
The median grant amount paid out in 2016 was €750. The most popular individual efficiency measure (excluding the mandatory BER) was attic insulation, which carries a grant of €300. 5,279 households received grant support for attic insulation.
