Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2026
819. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes built between the start of 2021 and to date in 2026 that have heat pumps installed in them; to provide a breakdown of the number of new homes built each year with heat pumps installed between the start of 2021 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12631/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra835. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes, with a year-by-year breakdown since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13420/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 819 and 835 together.
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive sets ambitious goals for energy efficiency and renewables in buildings by requiring Nearly Zero Energy Building or “NZEB” performance for new buildings from 31 December 2020.
All new dwellings are now A2 rated and electrical heating systems, which are mainly renewable heat pumps, are installed in nearly all new dwellings.
The Central Statistics Office publish quarterly statistics on domestic Building Energy Ratings (BERs). Available at the following link: []www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-dber/domesticbuildingenergyratingsquarter42025/. Table 9 of the QS4 2025 release shows that 94% of new dwellings constructed between 2020 and 2025 used electricity as their main source of heating. Heating systems using electricity in new dwellings are mainly renewable energy heat pumps.
The CSO have provided the following statistics based on BER data showing the number of dwellings with heat pumps by year of construction from 2021 to 2025.
New Dwellings with Heat Pumps based on BER data
|
Year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
No. of Heat Pumps |
12,740 |
18,584 |
19,477 |
21,938 |
18,767 |
|
% of Dwellings |
75.5 |
76.2 |
81.7 |
87.7 |
79.2 |
Information for 2026 Q1 will become available following the end of the quarter.
