Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
Ceist:111. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding allocated to date to the community energy grant scheme. [9851/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 28 February 2023
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Freagraí scríofa
The Communities Energy Grant is part of the Government's National Retrofit Programme aimed at upgrading building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency and renewable energy usage, thereby reducing fossil fuel usage, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Scheme 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.
Since its launch in 2016, the Communities Energy Grant scheme has been allocated current and capital funding totalling €249.5 million.
|
Year |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Budget Allocation (€M) |
19.05 |
21.45 |
23.35 |
23.5 |
20.0 |
30.55 |
43.30 |
68.3 |
249.5 |
In 2023, a record €68 million capital funding has been allocated to the Scheme with €0.3 million current funding also provided. This allocation reflects the very strong demand seen for the Scheme in 2022 and the strong pipeline of works in place for this year.
The Community Energy Grant Scheme guidelines for 2023 have been updated recently to reflect the changing environment and ensure that the programme continues to target and support our communities. All project coordinators have been notified of these new guidelines.
The SEAI advise that live updates are available for project coordinators for the Community Energy Grant Scheme on the SEAI web site.