Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
581. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the BER rating or energy efficiency level standard for the national social housing stock that have been built over the past decade. [31343/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is the statutory agency responsible for the implementation and management of the Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme, in accordance with Ireland’s obligations under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
These regulations require every new building to have a BER Certificate since 1 January 2007. In addition, any existing dwelling, offered for sale or letting on or after 1 January 2009, also requires a BER certificate.
Information and statistics in relation to the administration of the BER scheme is available on the SEAI website at this link.
The SEAI also provide BER statistics to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which, in turn, publishes comprehensive quarterly bulletins which provide a detailed breakdown of BER ratings. This information is available on the CSO website at this link.
My Department does not collate data on BER statistics or collect BER data in relation to social housing homes. However all dwellings, including social housing, must comply with building regulations.
Current regulations require a typical dwelling to have a BER of A3 and 98% of all new dwellings are, indeed, built to this standard. In April, I published a further draft amendment to Part L of the Building Regulations (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and also to Part F (Ventilation) for public consultation. The outcome of the public consultation will be considered and new regulations brought forward, as required.
