Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount provided to each local authority in 2021 in respect of funds to be disbursed for retrofitting homes under the methodology for eco-design of energy related products and end-to-end resource planning for the energy efficiency renovation works scheme in tabular form; and if he has received indications from local authorities that funds are not adequate to complete works under the scheme. [59974/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme launched in 2021 is designed around the Programme for Government commitment to retrofit 500,000 homes to a B2/Cost Optimal BER standard by 2030, of which approximately 36,500 of those homes are expected to be local authority homes. A target of 2,400 social homes for upgrade works has been set for 2021, 750 of which relate to the Midlands Retrofit Pilot. The newly revised programme involves a move from a 'shallow' to a 'deeper' retrofit of local authority homes.

The €65 million Budget support provided in 2021 has been allocated to local authorities, with €20 million allocated under the Midlands Retrofit Pilot as part of the 'Just Transition' programme, and the balance of €45 million under the 2021 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme. A breakdown of the latter allocation along with the minimum target number of homes each local authority is required to retrofit are outlined in the table attached.

The Programme has experienced significant delays due to the effects of COVID-19 and other obstacles including tendering and supply chain issues particularly concerning Heat Pumps, Windows &Doors, and Insulation. This has led to an increase in prices for certain local authorities in retrofitting properties. Learning from this year’s programme will inform the 2022 programme and may lead to revisions in the caps placed on individual expenditure items.