Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for insulating homes in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30790/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme for 2014, some €30 million is being provided for improving the energy performance of older local authority housing stock. The funding is part of a three-year €50 million investment programme to improve energy efficiency and comfort levels in some 25,000 local authority homes. Last year over 13,000 households benefitted under this measure.

Earlier this year , my Department announced details of capital allocations to local authorities of €15 million to complete Phase 1 of the programme, which commenced in June 2013 and is focussed on providing attic/roof insulation and cavity wall insulation in all relevant properties. Kerry County Council received an allocation of €467,902 .

In June 2014 , my Department requested local authorities to submit details of the progress to date on implementing the Phase 1 works and to provide details of the funding required for the completion of these works. These submissions are being examined at present and I i intend to announce details of a further tranche of capital allocations to local authorities very shortly.