Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Energy Conservation
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many grants were provided for energy audits as part of the support scheme for renewable heat in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38510/23]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Energy Audits are not provided under the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH).
The Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) is a voucher scheme that offers certain businesses and public sector bodies a voucher for €2,000 to undertake an energy audit. The scheme was launched in June 2021 and is currently open for applications. No data is available on how many recipients of the voucher went on to avail of SSRH.
| Reporting period | Number of vouchers issued | Number of grants paid | Amount of grants paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| June – December 2021 | 196 | 8 | €16,000 |
| January – December 2022 | 1,400 | 879 | €1,758,000 |
| January – July 2023 | 598 | 713 | €1,426,000 |
| Total | 2,194 | 1,600 | €3,200,000 |
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much was drawn from the excellence in energy efficient design in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; how many businesses were supported, broken down by intended use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38511/23]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) programme supports high impact investments, where an energy efficient design (EED) process is followed to design out energy consumption and develop high performance projects. The EXEED programme was relaunched in March 2023 to provide projects with increased support to a maximum of €3 million and an improved application process.
Details of the amounts drawn down by year are set out in the table below.
| - | No. of business supported (Letters of offer issued) | No. of business supported (Letters of offer issued) | EXEED Drawdown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | EXEED Stage 1 | EXEED Stage 2 | Grand Total | Capital spend |
| 2021 | 73 | 21 | 94 | € 3,393,883 |
| 2022 | 47 | 9 | 56 | € 1,242,628 |
| 2023 (YTD) | 43 | 9 | 52 | € 563,946 |
| Grand Total | 163 | 39 | 202 | € 5,200,457 |
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many grants were provided for energy audits, broken down by scheme in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38512/23]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) is a voucher scheme that offers certain businesses and public sector bodies a voucher for €2,000 to undertake an energy audit. The scheme was launched in June 2021 and is currently open for applications. The number of vouchers issued and paid since the scheme launch is summarised in the following table:
| Year | Reporting period | Number of vouchers issued | Number of grants paid | Amount of grants paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | June – December 2021 | 196 | 8 | €16,000 |
| 2022 | January – December 2022 | 1,400 | 879 | €1,758,000 |
| 2023 | January – July 2023 | 598 | 713 | €1,426,000 |
| Total | 2,194 | 1,600 | €3,200,000 |
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