331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was provided to retrofitting of local authority homes; the average cost to retrofit a local authority home; and the average BER uplift in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50354/26]
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332. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was allocated for solar PV in local authority homes in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50355/26]
599. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the 2026 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme (EERP) Circular requires local authorities to include a mix of properties across a range of building energy ratings (BERs) when selecting dwellings for retrofit works; whether this approach means that estates with the poorest-performing homes are not prioritised for …
1097. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funds allocated to each local authority for the energy efficiency retrofitting programme 2026, to improve the energy performance of social housing stock; if the funding has increased from 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42871/26]
723. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progress of Ireland’s transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as the transposition date of 29 May 2026 approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39935/26]
346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money allocated to South Dublin County Council for retrofitting of local authority housing stock in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. [21160/26]
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…
835. 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]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a minimum BER standard for the private rented sector was not included in the new housing plan; when a minimum standard will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65490/25]
164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why solar PV is mostly excluded from the local authority retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64277/25]
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]
675. 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]
677. 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]
69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the report recently published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission which warned that the Government is unlikely to meet its targets to retrofit more than 36,000 houses; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53722/25]
1142. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question of 16 July 2025, the number of social homes retrofitted to date; the average cost to retrofit to a b2 BER rating or higher; the proportion that have been retrofitted to a BER b2 rating or higher only (details supplied); the average pre and post BER of a retrofitted social home in each of the years 2020…
1143. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the pre and post BER rating of social homes retrofitted in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date in tabular form. [45082/25]
1712. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the total number of social housing units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years including to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/25]
1713. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority owned properties that have been retrofitted in terms of insulation, windows, and heating systems in the Dublin North West constituency; the number of homes that are currently waiting to be retrofitted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes retrofitted to date; the average cost to retrofit to a b2 BER rating or higher; the proportion that have been retrofitted to a BER b2 rating or higher; the average pre and post BER of a retrofitted social home in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [39946/25]
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes have been fitted with solar PV in each of the years 2020 to date; the average pre and post BER; the average cost; the average KwH installed, from 2020 to date in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [39947/25]
310. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the housing aid for older people grant, specifically whether boiler replacements remain eligible under the scheme; and if they are no longer included, the alternative supports that are available to cover such essential upgrades. [33261/25]
771. 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, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/25]
631. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of local authority homes that were retrofitted under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme in 2024, broken down by local authority and property type; how this compares to the programme's targets for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17274/25]
632. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Government intends to increase funding for the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for local authority housing in 2025 in light of inflation and rising construction costs, to ensure that retrofit targets can be met without scaling back ambition or delaying works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275…
633. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ESRI report "Exploring Investment Requirements for Energy Efficiency Upgrades in the Private Rental Sector", which underscores the scale of investment needed and the challenges specific to the rental sector, when the Government intends to implement the minimum BER standard for private rental properties as committed t…