Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 13,800 homes forecasted to be brought to a building energy rating of B2 as part of the Budget 2023 allocation will be delivered under the better energy warmer homes scheme, the better energy homes scheme, the community energy grant scheme and the national home energy upgrade scheme; and the average cost of bringing homes to a BER of B2 for each of the schemes that has been used to underpin the overall target B2 output of 13,800. [48840/22]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 6,000 target free upgrades under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland energy poverty scheme announced as part of the Budget 2023 allocation are forecasted to be brought to a building energy rating of B2. [48841/22]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost of bringing a home to a BER of B2 under the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2022, inclusive of VAT. [48842/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 145,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme.Latest data provided to my Department by the SEAI indicates that, for homes which have achieved a post works Building Energy Rating of B2 (or better) in 2022 through the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme, the average cost is €24,914 (incl. VAT).