Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital, current and total 2023 budget allocation for the support scheme for renewable heat, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5391/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) has been developed to financially support and stimulate the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users.

The SSRH, which is operated by the SEAI, provides an operational support for biomass boilers and anaerobic digestion heating systems. Eligible renewable energy technologies are supported through a multi-annual payment, for a period of up to 15 years, on the basis of prescribed tariffs. The National Development Plan sets out an allocation of €300 million for the roll-out of the scheme for the period up to 2027. The budget allocation for 2023 is €3,940,000. The scheme is subject to EU State Aid regulations.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital, current and total 2023 budget allocation for the non-domestic microgen scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Non Domestic Microgen scheme, as part of the wider Microgeneration Support Scheme; commenced on 22nd September 2022. The scheme is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and provides financial assistance to help businesses and other sectors to install solar PV panels to generate electricity on site. This technology reduces commercial electricity costs and increases security of supply, while enhancing a positive sustainability image. Grants are available for systems up to a maximum of €2,400 for installations of up to 6kWp.

The table below shows the estimated budget profile for the scheme for 2023 and is based on figures provided by the SEAI on the expected level of grant support payments during the year. The scheme is ultimately demand led and actual grant payment figures will be dependent on the performance and operations of the scheme.