Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual spend on the non-domestic microgeneration grant over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40979/26]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The primary scheme to support solar PV in the non-domestic sector is the Non-Domestic Microgeneration Scheme, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on behalf of my Department as part of an overall suite of business energy supports.

The scheme has been very successful in allowing businesses a rapid approval approach to reducing electricity costs and emissions. From 2023 to 2025, the scheme was provided an allocated budget of €42 million. As of the end of 2025, €23.3m of this budget has been expended and an additional €22.5 million of commitments has been made through grant offers. Therefore, to the end of 2025, the full allocation made to this scheme has either been spent or is committed to be spent.

A yearly breakdown of grant expenditure is provided in the attached table.