Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the working group on district/communal heating schemes will next meet; when it is expected that it will complete its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37132/23]
View answerThe District Heating Steering Group was established under the Climate Action Plan 2021 to ensure structured development of district heating. The recommendations of the Steering Group were approved by Government in July 2023 and the report will be published shortly.
The Steering Group recommendations to Government identify key principles to facilitate and underpin the rollout of district heating to 2030 and beyond, with a number of recommendations outlining actions necessary to develop this sector in Ireland.
Having fulfilled its initial mandate, the Steering Group will now be reconstituted to focus on delivery and implementation reporting directly to the Heat and Built Environment Taskforce. The remit of the Heat and Built Environment Delivery Taskforce is to accelerate and drive delivery in relation to retrofitting, renewable heat, district heat and decarbonisation of the building stock.
