Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the mechanism available to a church body (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain an Sustainable Energy Ireland grant for their new community hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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My Department has been advised by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) that an application was received under the ReHeat programme for the property referred to by the Deputy. However, it emerged in processing the application that the work was already completed and the system had been installed.

It is a stated condition of the ReHeat grant scheme, as set out in the Application Guide and accepted by an applicant's signature on the form, that grant approval must be in place before any purchases are confirmed or installation works commenced. No payments will be made retrospectively for costs incurred prior to approval being granted.

The client and his installer were advised that the project was ineligible for grant aid as a result.