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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Ceisteanna (104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)

Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the primary focus of the EXEED grant scheme is carbon reduction or certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47801/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the EXEED grant scheme is for carbon reduction or certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47802/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

107. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the scoring system for the EXEED grant scheme is weighted too heavily towards certification rather than carbon reduction projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47804/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

108. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the EXEED grant scheme is failing due to the fact that of 237 expressions of interest only 82 manifested in stage 1 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47805/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the fact that 82 stage 1 applications for the EXEED grant scheme is an extremely low uptake when compared to the number of eligible SMEs in the sector and may indicate that there is a problem with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47806/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the fact that only seven EXEED grant scheme offers have been made in 2021 will have a significant impact on national targets for carbon reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47807/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the seven EXEED grant scheme offers made, by industry, business size, geographical location of the successful applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47808/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Ceist:

112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown by industry, business size and geographical location of the number of businesses that have passed audit and achieved certification (details supplied) since the inception of the EXEED grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47809/21]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 105 and 107 to 112, inclusive, together.

The Programme for Government commits to achieving an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

In order to ensure alignment to these commitments, last year I approved changes to the Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design (EXEED) Programme. These changes included setting the programme's primary objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting businesses and other organisations in adopting the EXEED Certified approach to energy efficient design management.  

The revised programme was launched in January 2021 and will operate for three years. Projects that apply for funding are evaluated using a scoring system that applies equal weighting to project impact and adherence to the EXEED Certified standard, which is in line with the overall programme objective.  

Given the programme is only open for applications since earlier this year, it is too early to evaluate its performance. A review will be carried our in mid-2022 at which point changes to the programme may be considered.  

The following have been approved for Stage 2 grants, which support capital investment, under the EXEED Programme since the start of this year: 

Organisation

Industry

Business size

Location (county)

Company 1

Mining & quarrying

Large

Multiple

Company 2

Mining & quarrying

Large

Meath

Company 3

Retail

Large

Dublin

Company 4

Manufacturing

Medium

Clare

Company 5

Manufacturing

Large

Dublin

Company 6

Retail

Large

Dublin

Company 7

Retail

Large

Dublin

The following have achieved EXEED designed, managed and/or verified certification since the inception of the EXEED Programme:

Organisation

EXEED Certification

Industry

Business size

Location (county)

Company 1

EXEED Managed

Transport

Large

Dublin

Company 2

EXEED Designed

Construction

Large

Wexford

Company 3

EXEED Designed

Education

Large

Dublin

Company 4

EXEED Designed

Leisure

Large

Limerick

Company 5

EXEED Designed

Hospitality

Medium

Louth

Company 6

EXEED Designed

Biotech/Pharma

Large

Carlow

Company 7

EXEED Designed

Biotech/Pharma

Large

Kerry

Company 8

EXEED Designed

Food & Drink

Large

Donegal

Company 9

EXEED Designed

Leisure

Large

Roscommon

Company 10

EXEED Designed

Biotech/Pharma

Large

Cork

Company 11

EXEED Designed

Manufacturing

Large

Multiple

Company 12

EXEED Verified

Manufacturing

Large

Limerick

Company 13

EXEED Designed

Food & Drink

Large

Dublin

Company 14

EXEED Designed

Food & Drink

Large

Roscommon

Company 15

EXEED Designed

Agriculture

Small

Cavan

Company 16

EXEED Designed

Other

Large

Clare

Company 17

EXEED Designed

Manufacturing

Large

Limerick

Question No. 105 answered with Question No. 104.
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