Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the target number of retrofits per retrofit scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Budget 2023 included an exchequer capital funding allocation of €337.3 million for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) residential and community energy upgrade schemes, including Solar and Microgen. €291 million of the exchequer allocation is being provided from carbon tax revenue.

This allocation compares to €244.2 million in funding in 2022 (allocation following the Supplementary Estimate in July) and equates to an increase of €93 million.

This overall allocation is the highest ever and means that the Warmer Homes Scheme, National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme, Better Energy Homes, Community Energy Grant Scheme and the Solar PV Scheme and Microgen will each have record budget allocations for 2023.

This investment will deliver over 37,000 home energy upgrades including over 13,800 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2 and 6,000 free upgrades under the SEAI energy poverty scheme.

Delivery of the residential and community energy efficiency schemes will be considered as part of the SEAI business planning process for 2023 which will finalised before the end of this year.