Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused cavity wall insulation on the grounds that in 2009 they had attic insulation works done under the warmer homes scheme. [23545/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Better Energy: Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is managed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and delivered through a range of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented by a panel of private contractors. Due to the mixed delivery model and variations across CBOs, the number of measures available to particular homes can vary from region to region.

At all times the scheme works to maximise the number of vulnerable homes to receive support, particularly when working from a limited budget envelope. The focus of our efforts therefore is to prioritise homes that have not received any measures, thereby maximising the number of vulnerable homes that will receive some form of assistance. Within this context SEAI believes that best impact for homeowners and value for public funds can be achieved by limiting interventions to single visits per home. As the applicant referred to by the Deputy had already received a package in 2009, which included all the measures that the CBO was in a position to deliver at that time, it was not deemed appropriate to undertake a second package.