242. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes completed under the better energy warmer homes scheme work programme; the average cost per home since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/25]
Topics / Energy Conservation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnergy Conservation
302 questions from 75 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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295 written, 7 oral
75
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 22 |
| March 2025 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 17 |
| July 2025 | 33 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 44 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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243. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of expanding the eligibility criteria of the better energy warmer homes scheme to include people with chronic respiratory conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30049/25]
262. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Laois; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30636/25]
14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme. [28274/25]
140. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or the SEAI have plans to change the qualifying criteria for the warmer homes scheme including that the home must be built pre-2006, given the number of years the scheme has been in operation and that many of the houses built since 2006 are now in need of retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/25]
141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; the average waiting time in May 2024; the plans to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/25]
15. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that night storage heating meter are not entitled to a smart meter; if he is aware this is therefore preventing them from installing solar AV; the number of people this has impacted; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26206/25]
18. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the Government is on track to meeting retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/25]
213. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25300/25]
221. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25299/25]
294. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in retrofitted homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/25]
295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/25]
296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/25]
556. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of school retrofit programmes currently in place; the criteria for inclusion in these programmes; the number of schools that have benefited from such programmes previously; the number of schools that have been approved for a retrofit this year; the expected timeframe for completion of such retrofit works; and if she will make a statement…
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]
232. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23145/25]
233. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted and heat pumps installed to date as part of the National Retrofitting Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/25]
7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount allocated to the business energy upgrade scheme grant support, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, in 2025; the amount drawn down to date; the number of businesses this is benefitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21362/25]
300. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position in relation to grant funding under the better energy homes grant, and whether a person can apply for a further grant for the measure of external insulation to their home through this grant, or any other grant available through SEAI, if they already drew down a grant back in 2011 for internal insulation, which un…
306. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Carlow; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20699/25]
307. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Kilkenny; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/25]
308. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Carlow for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20701/25]
309. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Kilkenny for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/25]
310. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted in each of the past five years, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20704/25]
325. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions being taken to reduce the average waiting list for the warmer homes scheme. [21170/25]