John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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98.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for insultation and energy grants for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32553/24]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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99.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received, and the number of successful applications, for insultation and energy grants in County Wicklow, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32554/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together.

The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030.

To promote and incentivise the achievement of these targets, the Government has put in place a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills.

A record capital budget of €437.2 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes has been allocated for 2024. The overall allocation means that the progress made to date under the National Retrofit Plan is being further built upon this year.

The specific data requested by the Deputy is not routinely supplied by SEAI to my Department. I have directed SEAI to reply directly to the Deputy with the data requested for Co. Wicklow, in so far as it is available, as soon as possible.

SEAI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that such queries can be addressed promptly, in line with SEAI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@seai.ie.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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100.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [32693/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030.

To promote and incentivise the achievement of these targets, the Government has put in place a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills.

A record capital budget of €437.2 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes has been allocated for 2024. The overall allocation means that the progress made last year under the National Retrofit Plan is being further built upon this year.

The specific data sought by the Deputy is not routinely supplied by SEAI to my Department. I have directed SEAI to reply directly to the Deputy with the data, in so far as it is available, as soon as possible.

SEAI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that such queries can be addressed promptly, in line with SEAI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@seai.ie.