Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
77. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of charities or not-for-profit run facilities that were beneficiaries in the community energy grant in each of the years 2019-2021 and to date in 2022; the average cost of retrofitting them; and the average depth of retrofit and the average emissions savings in tabular form. [27449/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Community Energy Grant Scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and supports cross-sectoral and community-oriented partnership approaches that deliver energy savings to a range of building types including public, commercial and community buildings with a particular focus on using the projects to deliver home retrofits. The Community Energy Grant Scheme brings together groups of buildings under the same retrofit programme to facilitate community-wide energy improvements more efficiently and cost effectively than might otherwise be possible.
The largest ever budget of €43 million has been provided for the Community Energy Grant scheme in 2022, this is an increase of 43% on the 2021 allocation of €30m.
The 2022 Call for Projects went live on 21st March and remains open for applications.
My Department has contacted SEAI to request the specific information sought and it will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
