Written answers

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Building Energy Rating

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the Housing for All for minimum building energy rating standards for private rental dwellings. [17534/22]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed under Housing for All to developing a roadmap to implement minimum Building Energy Rating (BER) standards, or ‘Cost Optimal’ equivalent, for the private rental sector beginning in 2025. This will increase energy efficiency, help to alleviate fuel poverty, help to protect tenant’s health and improve comfort levels in rental homes. Work in this area, which will support the objectives set down in the Government’s Climate Action Plan, is underway. The detailed parameters of the work including the scope, detailed approach to its implementation and associated timelines are under examination.

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