Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre-BER and post-BER rating of heat pumps installed as part of the SEAI retrofitting programme, broken down by SEAI scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36274/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the installation of heat-pumps under the SEAI retrofitting programme; the number of heat pumps stalled in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, broken down per SEAI scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36275/24]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost to install a heat pump in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36277/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 77, 78 and 80 together.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) manage a number of residential and community energy upgrade grant support schemes on behalf of my Department. A record capital budget of approximately €430 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes (including Solar PV scheme) has been allocated for 2024. The overall allocation will mean that the progress made in recent years under the National Retrofit Plan will be further built on in 2024.

Grant support of up to €6,500 is available for the installation of air to water heat pumps as a standalone measure under the Better Energy Home Scheme. For homeowners undertaking a deep retrofit with a heat pump under the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme or the Community Energy Grant Scheme, grant support of up to €10,500 is available. Full details on the range of SEAI supports available can be found at .

There has been significant year-on-year growth in the number of heat pumps installed in recent years. Data from SEAI schemes shows that in the period 2019 to end-August 2024, 167,947 property upgrades have been supported by SEAI. Of these, 12,940 have installed a heat pump.

The full cost of installing a heat pumps in an existing dwelling as part of an energy efficiency upgrade can vary significantly depending on several factors. Data from the SEAI indicates that, on average, the installation of a heat pump system can range from €13,000 to €22,000.

Increasing the uptake of heat pumps among homeowners is a top priority for my Department and as such, further policies and measures will be introduced on an annual basis in order to support the achievement of these targets.

SEAI data giving a breakdown per SEAI scheme of the number of heat pumps installed and the average installation costs in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to end August 2024 is set out in the linked tables:

The specific additional data sought by the Deputy in relation to the breakdown of pre-BER and post-BER rating of heat pumps installed as part of the SEAI retrofitting programme, broken down by SEAI scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 is not routinely provided to my Department by SEAI. I have directed SEAI to reply directly to the Deputy with the data requested, in so far as it is available, as soon as possible.