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Question:412 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail any reductions in the budget for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2012. [3591/12]
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Peadar Tóibín
Question:413 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail savings in the administration costs of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to be realised in 2012. [3592/12]
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Question:414 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reduction in Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants to home owners for 2012. [3593/12]
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Question:415 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reduction in the number of homes to be insulated in 2012 due to changes in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant scheme. [3594/12]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 412 to 415, inclusive, together.
The 2012 Exchequer allocation for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is €100.336 million, which includes a carryover provision of €15 million and represents a reduction of €29.283 million on SEAI's 2011 allocation. The administrative allocation for the SEAI in 2012 is €8.265 million, which represents a reduction of €0.703 million on 2011. The 2012 capital allocation for domestic retrofit measures is €68.146 million, which represents a reduction of €15.537 million on 2011.
Better Energy: Homes is a demand-led programme open to all homeowners of dwellings built before 2006. The funding provision for 2012 allows for a similar number of transactions as in 2011. The final number of homes upgraded this year will however depend on the number of applications received from homeowners and the nature of the measures applied for. The grant levels are set out in Table 1 and homeowners can apply for any number of measures so long as the minimum grant amount of €400 for the first application is met.
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Better Energy: Homes scheme |
Previous Support Levels€ |
Current Support Levels€ |
|
Roof Insulation |
200 |
200 |
|
External wall insulation |
4,000 |
|
|
Apartment (any) OR Mid-terrace House |
1,800 |
|
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Semi-detached OR End of terrace |
2,700 |
|
|
Detached House |
3,600 |
|
|
Internal Wall Dry-Lining |
2,000 |
|
|
Apartment (any) OR Mid-terrace House |
900 |
|
|
Semi-detached OR End of Terrace |
1350 |
|
|
Detached House |
1800 |
|
|
Cavity Wall Insulation |
320 |
250 |
|
High Efficiency Gas or Oil fired Boiler with Heating Controls Upgrade |
560 |
560 |
|
Heating Controls Upgrade |
400 |
400 |
|
BER After Upgrade Works (Only one BER grant per home) |
80 |
50 |
|
Solar Thermal |
800 |
800 |