Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used to determine the order in which households on the life support category of the priority services register receive solar panel installation under the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Solar PV for the Medically Vulnerable Scheme is a targeted scheme for installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for customers/households registered on the life support category of the Priority Services Register. These homes have a dependence on electrically powered equipment, including medical equipment, life protecting devices and assistive technologies for example dialysis machines, respirators, etc. As such, these households may have a higher energy demand than the average user and this scheme is designed to go some way towards helping to reduce those energy costs.

The scheme is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in conjunction with Energy Suppliers, with each Energy Supplier contacting their own eligible customers directly, in line with the work plans for their Solar PV Installers. Eligible households can avail of a fully funded 2kWp solar PV system, including survey/design, supply, installation, and the post works BER.

Most Energy Suppliers have agreed to provide the scheme for their customers, with some Suppliers more advanced in their programme than others. Each Energy supplier will have their own arrangements with their agreements with the SEAI on when they will proceed, this will depend on the suppliers Solar PV installers, their capacity, locations etc.