Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department plans to allocate grants for home energy efficiency for one-off houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13895/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not have funds at its disposal to grant assist energy efficiency improvements for one-off houses, nor is such a scheme of grants proposed. However, many effective measures to improve energy efficiency in houses can be achieved at negative or zero equivalent annual cost to the householder. Information on a broad range of energy efficiency measures may be obtained from Sustainable Energy Ireland.

Sustainable Energy Ireland operates a grants scheme with the aim of improving the quality of energy features in Irish housing. However, this scheme is principally designed to support demonstration projects and is available only for a number of housing units and not for one-off houses.