Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2042. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the funding provided for home and community energy efficiency scheme grants in County Tipperary; the number of grants that have allocated in County Tipperary under the warmer home scheme in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32965/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Better Energy Programme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Programme consists of three main schemes: Homes, Warmer Homes and Communities.
The Homes Scheme provides a financial incentive to private homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households who meet the defined eligibility criteria and who are vulnerable to energy poverty. Communities supports energy efficiency upgrades to mixed projects of homes, community facilities and businesses in a local community; projects under this scheme can cross county boundaries and therefore a breakdown per county is not available.
The Deputy may be aware that I recently announced that the measures available under the Warmer Homes scheme were to be expanded to include dry lining and external wall insulation. These new measures which have now come into effect will increase the number of households that can avail of the scheme. Subject to an SEAI survey, replacement windows may be offered in limited circumstances, most likely where external wall insulation is being carried out and the existing windows are very poor performing and need to be replaced to ensure the insulation performs effectively.
More information on these schemes is available on SEAI’s website at: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-grants/ or Freephone : 1800 250 204
The tables below set out the annual funding allocated under the Better Energy Homes Scheme and the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme in County Tipperary and the national allocation under the Better Energy Communities scheme.
|
Better Energy Homes |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 to date |
|
Number of Homes |
358 |
505 |
378 |
120 |
|
Grant amounts |
€376,030 |
€528,100 |
€416,010 |
€149,400 |
|
Better Energy Warmer Homes |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Number of Homes |
154 |
203 |
303 |
37 |
|
Amount Spent |
€389,003 |
€513,979 |
€870,511 |
€179,555 |
|
Programme |
2014 Spend |
2015 Spend |
2016 Spend |
2017 Spend |
2018 Spend to date |
|
Better Energy Communities |
€15.3m |
€13.57m |
€16.71m |
€22.7m |
€1.94m |
