Written answers
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the will report on the excellence in energy efficient design scheme; the funding available to be drawn down; how much funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23841/24]
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. Importantly, EXEED is a multi-annual scheme therefore funding committed in one financial year may not be paid out until the following year.
The EXEED programme was not open for applications in 2020 so figures beneath are from 2021 to date.
Details of the amounts drawn down by year are set out in the table below.
| - | Budget (M) | No. of Grants awarded - EXEED Stage 1 | No. of Grants awarded - EXEED Stage 2 | Total No. of grants awarded | Avg. grant amount - stage 1 | Avg. grant amount - stage 2 | EXEED Drawn down (M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | €4.7 | 73 | 21 | 94 | €12,291.54 | €90,514.24 | €3.39 |
| 2022 | €3.0 | 47 | 9 | 56 | €15,391.77 | €171,065.33 | €1.24 |
| 2023 | €3.3 | 43 | 9 | 52 | €11,877.80 | €280,496.36 | €2.01 |
| 2024 (YTD) | €4.6 | 13 | 5 | 18 | €16,445.38 | €458,328.40 | €0.50 (grant payments made to date) |
| Total | €15.6 | 176 | 44 | 220 | €14,001.63 | €250,101.08 | €7.14 |
The €4.6m in funding for 2024 is made up of €2.6m from the Exchequer and €2m from the Energy Efficiency National Fund.
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the support scheme for renewable heat; the funding available to be drawn down; the amount of funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23842/24]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to increase the capital funding for the better energy warmer homes scheme by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/24]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy warmer homes scheme to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23868/24]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/24]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of doubling the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Climate Action Fund (CAF) does not receive an annual Voted allocation, but rather receives income from various sources. Revenues paid into the CAF are dependent on factors such as income from the NORA levy, and from flight emissions offsets. Additional income can be transferred into the CAF but must follow the requirements set out in the NORA Act.
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