Written answers

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Better Energy Communities Programme

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated total scheme spend in relation to the better energy communities scheme for 2020; the energy poverty spend; the domestic spend; the number of homes completed; and the number of energy poverty homes completed. [12757/21]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Communities Energy Grant Scheme (formerly known as the Better Energy Communities Scheme)  funded by my Department and operated by the SEAI, makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area.  The scheme is applicable to homes, community facilities, and businesses.The data requested relating to 2020 for this scheme is set out in the table below. 

CEG (BEC) 2020
Estimated total scheme spend in 2020 €18.7m*
Energy poverty spend €4.876m 
Domestic (homes) Spend €8.631m
Total Number of Homes Completed (including energy poor homes) 656
Energy Poor Homes Completed 342

*Total scheme spend in 2020 including monitoring & verification spend.

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