Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide grants or financial assistance to tenants of local authority accommodation who wish to install insulation (details supplied) in their homes. [6456/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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As it is the responsibility of housing authorities to maintain and improve their housing stock, I have set aside €50 million of Exchequer funding under the social housing investment programme for 2009 for a comprehensive energy efficiency programme for local authority housing.

This will support a first round of 'Towards Carbon Neutral' demonstration projects for new dwellings as well specific improvement projects for the adaptation of existing social housing schemes to meet higher energy standards. Exchequer funding is also being provided to assist local authorities to improve the energy rating of dwellings due to be re-let during the year and to advance the overall energy efficiency in apartment complexes.