Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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878.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of heat pumps installed with regard to the retrofitting of social housing in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average cost of these installations per year; the breakdown of the pre-and post-BER assessments following heat pump installation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35699/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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879.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes retrofitted with regard to the retrofitting of social housing in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average cost of these retrofits per year; the breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments of these retrofits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35700/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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880.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses that were retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 per county; their post-BER rating, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35701/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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881.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average cost of these retrofits per year; the breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35702/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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882.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the BER rating of social housing stock, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and in 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35706/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 878 to 882, inclusive, together.

In 2021 a new holistic approach was applied to the Local Authority Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme (EERP), designed around the Programme for Government's commitment led by the Department for the Environment, Climate and Communications that calls for the 'retrofit' of 500,000 homes to a B2/Cost Optimal Equivalent (BER) standard by 2030, of which, approximately 36,500 are expected to be local authority owned homes, with grant funding provided by my Department for those local authority housing retrofits.

Works eligible under my Department's revised EERP include attic/cavity wall insulation or external wall insulation where required, windows and doors replacement, heat pump installation and ancillary and associated works. The funded measures achieve the B2 or cost optimal equivalent level. In certain circumstances, my Department supports the installation of 1kWp solar PV for small social housing with a floor area less than 55 m2, with a maximum HLI of 2.6 on a pilot basis. In such cases local authorities are required to cooperate with SEAI as part of research monitoring the performance of heat pumps in these dwellings.

An annualised breakdown of the units retrofitted under both the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme and Midlands Retrofit Programme, is available on my Department's website at the following links:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/668c1-energy-efficiency-retrofitting-programme-expenditure-output/

www.gov.ie/en/publication/b86b3-midlands-energy-retrofit-programme-expenditure-and-units/

The breakdown of heat pumps installed is identified in the table below:

Since the inception of the scheme in 2021 funding has been provided for the installation of 41 PVs however this figure does not include PVs installed from a local authorities own resources.

In 2024, my Department announced that funding of €90 million is available under the Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme for the retrofit of approximately 2,500 social homes.

Under the 2024 EERP programme, my Department funds costs of up to €48,850 plus project management fees, on individual local authority homes. The actual cost of retrofitting works on each home will depend on its pre-works BER. Targets set and funding allocated to local authorities under the new programme calls for local authorities to undertake a variety of house types, from those requiring minimal investment to those requiring major investment, in order to achieve the B2/Cost Optimal BER. Local authorities are asked to ensure that the average cost per home drawn down under the programme is circa €36,500, including project management fees. Adhering to this average will ensure that the maximum number of homes can be retrofitted with the available budget.

Work in relation to the 2024 programme is ongoing and current indicators show that the original target of 2,500 retrofits is expected to be completed this year. Full details in relation to delivery under the 2024 Energy Efficiency Programme will be available early in 2025.

Separately details in relation to the BER rating should be available directly upon request from the local authorities themselves.