John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request that Kerry County Council complete the renovations and insulation of houses (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8104/16]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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I understand from enquiries made with Kerry County Council that cavity wall insulation works have, in fact, been carried out on the houses in question, and that further inspections will be undertaken to identify any additional works required.

The works on these houses arose from the ambitious programme of insulation retrofitting on the least energy efficient social houses, under which my Department has provided funding of some €85 million over the period 2013-2015 to improve energy efficiency and comfort levels in over 46,000 local authority homes, benefitting those at risk of fuel poverty and making a significant contribution to Ireland’s carbon emissions reduction targets and energy reduction targets for 2020.