Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2025
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual retrofit targets for social housing to 2030; the number of retrofits completed in 2023 and 2024; and the expected cost of meeting all retrofit commitments. [63952/25]
View answer675. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units currently below BER C; the number upgraded in 2023 and 2024; and the plan to bring the remainder to compliance by 2030. [63953/25]
View answer677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes fitted with heat pumps in 2023 and 2024; the expected annual installation rates to 2030; and whether these rates align with national climate targets. [63955/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 674, 675 and 677 together.
The Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme provides grant funding to local authorities to upgrade their social housing stock to a minimum B2 BER rating. These measures provide warmer and more efficient homes, and help reduce energy poverty for local authority tenants and reduce GHG emissions. Government is targeting the retrofit of 36,500 local authority owned homes by 2030 under the programme.
The number of local authority social homes currently below C BER rating may be obtained directly upon request from the respective local authorities.
Heat pumps were installed in 2,215 social homes in 2023, with a further 2,393 installed in 2024. The number of homes targeted and funding provided under the EERP, and subsequent heat pump installations, are subject to funding availability as part of the annual Estimates process.
The programme is well established, with indicators shows continuing strong appetite in the sector. By end 2025, we anticipate some 11,000 homes will have been retrofitted under the programme.
An annualised breakdown of the units retrofitted from 2013-2024 is available on my Department's website at:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/668c1-energy-efficiency-retrofitting-programme-expenditure-output/.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/b86b3-midlands-energy-retrofit-programme-expenditure-and-units/.
