Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made to date in 2025 towards reaching the Government’s retrofitting targets across housing, to include public and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48909/25]

Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the retrofit plan. [49211/25]

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the progress of national retrofitting. [49011/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a progress update on the goal of 500,000 retrofit upgrades by 2030. [48908/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 135, 138, 142 and 153 together.

The Climate Action Plan sets ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal level and install 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes by the end of 2030. A range of measures have been introduced under the National Retrofit Plan in recent years to support the achievement of our targets. These include:

enhanced Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant schemes with simplified application processes and faster approvals, including a greater focus on heat pumps;

• a reformed Warmer Homes Scheme for homeowners in energy poverty with expanded eligibility, increased depth of retrofit, a prioritisation of the worst performing homes and a higher number of homes supported;
• the establishment of a network of 25 SEAI registered One Stop Shops with further growth in the network expected this year;
• enhanced supports for retrofitting apartment buildings and flat complexes;
• piloting of new supports for area-based retrofit projects and traditional buildings;
• the Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme providing retrofit loans with interest rates as low as 2.99%;
• a reduction in the VAT rate for heat pumps to 9% and a 0% rate for solar panels;
• a tax incentive to encourage small-scale landlords to undertake retrofitting works while the tenant remains in situ; and
• a range of measures to increase the number of workers with retrofit skills, including the establishment of six Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB) Centres of Excellence.