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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

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Eoin Ó Broin

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169. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of retrofits for the deep retrofit scheme for each year since it opened, in tabular form; and the length of time after the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland stopped receiving applications that the payments will cease being made. [17670/22]

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The Deep Retrofit Pilot Scheme was launched in 2017 as a time bound pilot to investigate the challenges and opportunities of deep retrofit in Ireland. Under the scheme 50% grant funding was available for homes that carried out retrofit to an A rating and replaced fossil fuel heating systems with heat pumps and renewables, with 95% support available for people at risk of energy poverty. The pilot has provided detailed information on the types of upgrades and technologies suited to particular homes, the costs associated with deeper retrofit, post works energy performance of homes retrofitted as well as customer and contractor experience of undertaking deeper retrofit projects. A key requirement of the scheme was that applications came from service providers rather than homeowners and involved at least 5 homes.

The following table gives the details of the number of projects approved, the total and average funding per project, the number of homes on each project approved and the average grant per home. They are assigned to the year in which the grant agreement was issued to the applicant.

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2017

2018

2019

2020

No. of projects approved

6

36

56

13

Total funding approved (€ million)

1.55

7.98

13.61

2.73

Average approved funding per project (€ million)

0.26

0.22

0.24

0.21

Total number of homes on approved projects

42

252

275

66

Average Grant per Home

€36,900

€31,700

€49,500

€41,400

The deadline for applications to be submitted was 19th July 2019. Each project was evaluated and the timeline between the application date and the date the letter of offer was issued is largely due to the speed of the responses to technical and cost queries raised by SEAI through the course of the evaluation process.

The final letter of offer was issued on 5th May 2020.  Covid-19 has had a significant impact on works both in terms of the restrictions on the construction industry and the supply of materials. It is anticipated that all works will be completed and grant monies drawn down by the end of 2022.

Further information on the results of the Deep Retrofit Pilot Scheme are available on SEAI’s website: www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/deep-retrofit-grant/key-findings/

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