Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes in Galway city and county that had chimneys removed by the council during the course of renovations and retrofits in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) aims to retrofit a local authority home to a BER rating of B2. It is expected that 36,500 local authority owned homes will be retrofitted under this programme out to 2030.

The programme has been devised in a way to give local authorities a level of flexibility when selecting properties to retrofit, ranging from those requiring minor levels of works to properties needing the maximum level of retrofitting required to bring them to a B2 BER rating. Works eligible under my Department's revised Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme include attic/cavity wall insulation or external wall insulation where required, windows and doors replacement, heat pump installation and ancillary and associated works.

An annualised breakdown of the units retrofitted is available on my Department's website at the following links:

The selection of properties for inclusion in my Department’s EERP, assessment of eligible works required and prioritisation of works is a matter for each individual local authority in their administration of the programme.

Details in relation to individual works carried out per property may be available directly upon request from the local authorities themselves.