Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 778: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people who have applied for grants in respect of energy savings in Dublin and outside Dublin; the number whose applications were successful; the amount of money released under the scheme to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28907/09]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 779: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the greenhouse home energy scheme on a county basis; the amount of money spent out of the budget of €100 million; the number of households which have availed of the scheme by category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 778 and 779 together.

The Programme for Government commits €100m to the Home Energy Saving Scheme (HES), of which €49m has been made available in 2009. The scheme provides grant assistance to homeowners for energy efficiency measures such as attic and wall insulation, efficient boilers, heating controls and Building Energy Rating (BER) assessments. The scheme has been open to applications for just over three months and to date has attracted over 14,000 household applications, of which 2,282 are in Dublin. Some €19m has already been committed under the scheme. Payment of grant aid is fully contingent on individual works being completed. While just €638k has been paid to homeowners in respect of work completed to date, payment trends are expected to escalate as homeowners complete their works over the coming weeks and months. The number of approvals per measure is shown in Table 1. Table 1: No. of HES approvals per measure

The Greener Homes Scheme (GHS), which has been open for applications since 2006, provides grant assistance for renewable energy based heating systems. Grant commitments under the GHS to date are €66m, of which over €57m has been paid. The numbers of approvals and payments under the GHS are listed in Table 2.

Table 2: No. of GHS approvals and payments