Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the recently announced scheme of €27 million grant aid for domestic renewable heat technologies; when the scheme is due to come into force; the way in which the scheme will assist a householder choosing one of the renewable technologies including the proportion of the cost of each household technology; the forecasted demand for domestic renewable heat technologies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13605/06]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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On 27 March the Minister launched the Greener Homes grant aid package of €27 million for the domestic sector which includes funding for wood chip and wood pellet boilers and stoves, solar and heat pump technologies. The scheme will be rolled-out over a five-year period and it is anticipated that it will support the conversion to renewable energy in up to 10,100 homes.

The following is a breakdown of the grant level available for each of the technologies:

The level of grant aid reflects a strong Government commitment to encourage people to install renewable heat technology in their homes and the programme will be monitored closely to ensure that this objective is achieved.

The scheme is being rolled out on behalf of the Department by Sustainable Energy Ireland, SEI, and all applications are being processed by SEI. The scheme was open for applications with effect from the launch date and there has been a very high level of interest in the scheme so far.