Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding allocated to the energy-efficiency obligation scheme in 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5379/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS) places legal requirements on larger energy companies to help energy users save energy. The EEOS has been in place since 2014 and contributes significantly to the delivery of Ireland’s energy saving target under the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). A new, redesigned EEOS commenced on 1st January 2023. The scheme was redesigned in response to amendments to the EED and the Government’s climate priorities.

The Department allocates funding to SEAI to administer the EEOS on behalf of the Minister. As part of this role SEAI reviews, assesses and certifies the energy credits awarded to the obligated parties towards their targets and accounts for these to the Department and the EU under the National Energy and Climate Plan reporting requirements. A bespoke online reporting and management system for this process has been developed. During 2021 and 2022 SEAI also supported DECC with the development of the new scheme. SEAI has also worked with and supported obligated parties with the market transition to the new EEOS scheme throughout this period and to date in 2023.

The table below sets out the funding drawdown by SEAI for the administration of the EEOS during 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023.