Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2024
81. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of community energy grant funding awarded, broken down by eligible category in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36278/24]
View answer82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of community energy grant funding drawn down, broken down by eligible category in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36279/24]
View answer83. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of funding awarded to commercial organisations under the community energy grant fund, broken down by property type; the average grant that was awarded, broken down by property type; the average amount of funding that was drawn down, broken down by property type in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36280/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 81, 82 and 83 together.
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.
In 2023 under the CEG scheme 19 contracts closed delivering 601 home energy upgrades and 300 non-domestic upgrade projects. The capital spend on the Community Energy Grant Scheme in 2023 was €27 million. The home energy upgrades included 68 Approved Housing Body homes and 44 energy poor homes.
With a full-year budget of €45 million, the CEG scheme has to end August 2024 delivered 387 home energy upgrades to BER B2 or better and 108 non-domestic projects.
Further information on expenditure and output and associated costs for each SEAI Retrofit programme for 2023 and Quarter 1 2024 can also be found on the SEAI website at:
www.seai.ie/publications/SEAI-Retrofit-Full-Year-Report-2023.pdf
www.seai.ie/publications/SEAI-Retrofit-Quarterly-Report-Q1-2024.pdf
The report for Quarter 2 2024 will be published shortly on the SEAI website.
The specific additional data sought by the Deputy in relation to the breakdown of funding under each eligible category including to commercial organisations is not routinely provided to my Department by SEAI. I have directed SEAI to reply directly to the Deputy with the data requested, in so far as it is available, as soon as possible.
