Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025
534. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government's retrofitting targets across public housing, have been set for 2026; when the 2026 targets will be set for local authorities' stock retrofitting; the estimated budget for retrofitting of social housing stock in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61065/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) aims to retrofit local authority social homes to a minimum BER rating of B2. It is expected that 36,500 local authority owned homes will be retrofitted under this programme between 2021 to 2030 inclusive.
Annual targets and the funding provided under the EERP are subject to the funding available through the annual Estimates process in any given year. The 2025 EERP is providing €90m to local authorities to retrofit approximately 2,500 local authority owned homes, with the selection of homes and nature of works for inclusion in the programme a matter for each individual local authority.
Through Budget 2026 the Government has provided very significant additional funding for housing and this is expected to result in a big increase in the funding available for retrofitting of LA homes in 2026. The final allocation for 2026 will be determined as part of the REV which will be published shortly. Local authorities will receive their individual allocations early in Q1 2026. In the meantime, and to keep this important work going in advance of formal allocations issuing, correspondence will issue shortly notifying local authorities that they can commit to works for 2026 up to a maximum of 65% of their 2025 allocation.
