Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the National Development Plan in the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [55773/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied), and the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55768/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason capital allocation for retrofitting differs from that which was outlined in the 2022 retrofitting plan (details supplied); the reasons for the decrease; if the planned allocations for retrofitting as outlined in the plan between 2027 and 2030 have also been scrapped; if he will provide a breakdown of the new planned capital allocations for retrofitting between now and 2030, in tabular form. [55183/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 175, 176 and 194 together.
The NDP was reviewed earlier this year, with the outcome published in July. My Department welcomes the substantial €5.64 billion allocation under the review, in addition to a landmark €3.5 billion investment in Ireland’s electricity grid infrastructure. Allocations of monies to specific programme areas within Departments and as part of sectoral reviews are still being finalised. Programme allocations, including allocations for the retrofit programme between 2027 and 2030, will be announced in due course.
The Government is committed to driving increased retrofitting and home energy upgrades, as part of the National Retrofit Plan and as set out in the Programme for Government. This includes the continued delivery of the SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes, including delivering more B2 home energy upgrades; revising and improving the provision of grants and financing models for homeowners who wish to retrofit; enhancing energy efficiency and reducing costs; as well as supporting group retrofitting projects and area-based approaches to retrofitting.
We are delivering at scale and pace on our National Retrofit Plan, with €421 million of capital expenditure and almost 54,000 home energy upgrades completed in 2024. In 2025, a record capital budget of over €550 million, (including €469 million in carbon tax revenues) has been allocated to the SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes, including the Solar PV Scheme.
Budget 2026 announced funding of €558 million from the carbon tax for SEAI residential and community energy upgrades, including the Solar PV (photovoltaic) Scheme. This is an €89 million increase on last year’s carbon tax allocation and means that more funding than ever will be available to make homes warmer, healthier, more comfortable, and less expensive to heat. The allocation is expected to be further supplemented with additional funding, such as an allocation from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Further details will be published as part of the Revised Estimates later this year.
