Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Energy Poverty: Discussion

Mr. John Randles:

Yes, we can. Of the 16,480, we currently have surveys completed for 1,234 homes, which equates to around 7%. They will be allocated to the contractors in the coming weeks. Then in terms of work in progress, with contractors on site and actually doing the work at various stages, the figure is 4,244 homes, which equates to around 23%.

In terms of homes that are filtered out at survey level, the policy is to focus on those in the various categories outlined by Dr. Byrne, and then on the rating and the type of home. Priority is given to those in most need, namely, BER rated homes of E, F and G. They tend to be the worst homes and of the total number, we know that 48% to 50% - it varies depending on the month – are in that category. They are the homes that are in most need of intervention and they are the focus at this point in time. That is the current policy. The D rated homes represent around 25%, with A, B and C rated homes representing around 27% of the various types of homes.

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