Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding which householders applied for under the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2012 and the amount available to the schemes in 2013. [40157/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The Better Energy Homes and the Better Energy Warmer Homes schemes are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) under the Better Energy Programme.

The Better Energy Homes scheme provides financial support to homeowners towards the installation of energy efficiency measures, whereas Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme delivers energy efficiency measures to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty.

It is not possible to provide details on the value of applications made under the Better Energy Homes scheme as data is not retained for applications that do not proceed to the grant draw-down stage. However, the value of grants provided to householders under the scheme in 2012 was €24,577,211. While the Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme is not a grant scheme, the amount spent on energy efficiency measures for low-income households in 2012 was €20,538,101.

The amount currently allocated to the Better Energy Homes scheme in 2013 is €13 million, while €24 million has been allocated to the Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme. These allocations are kept under constant review to ensure the available allocations are expended.