Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money allocated in respect of home insulation grants and the greener home scheme in the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the amount allocated in grants under each heading; the number of persons who applied for and availed of these grants in each year; the amount of funding remaining unused in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3406/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following table sets out the relevant figures for the Greener Homes Scheme (GHS) from its inception in 2006 to the present date, and also sets out the figures for the Home Energy Savings Scheme (HESS) for 2008 and 2009. The 2008 figures for HESS are for the pilot 'Insulation Scheme', which was used to test principles and processes required to deliver the full-scale HESS programme.

Allocations and Expenditure Associated with the Greener Homes and Home Energy Savings Schemes

** This is the amount disbursed in capital grants and does not include development/system and operational costs of €2.233m.

In addition, there would have been payment in 2009 of €0.39m carryover from the pilot HESS scheme, which is not included in the above table.