Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025
457. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider establishing a dedicated scheme as part of budget 2026 for local authorities to access funding for the retrofitting or replacement of substandard historical housing stock, perhaps with a trial in Dún Laoghaire and Dublin city, where older stock is widespread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35439/25]
View answerThe Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) aims to retrofit a local authority home to a minimum BER rating of B2. It is expected that 36,500 local authority owned homes will be retrofitted under this programme over the period 2021 to 2030 inclusive.
The programme has been devised so as to give local authorities a level of flexibility when selecting properties to retrofit, ranging from those requiring minor works to those properties needing the maximum level of retrofitting required to bring them to a B2 BER rating. The selection of homes for inclusion and prioritisation of works to comply with the terms of the programme are a matter for each individual local authority.
Works eligible under my Department's revised Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme include attic/cavity wall insulation or external wall insulation where required, windows and doors replacement, heat pump installation and ancillary and associated works.
There are no plans to change this approach at present.
