Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 February 2022
106. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of social houses that were retrofitted in counties Laois and Offaly as part of the just transition project in 2020 and 2021. [9606/22]
View answerThe National Just Transition Fund’s objective is to fund innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the wider Midlands region, and which have employment and enterprise potential.To date, my Department has finalised grant agreements with 55 National Just Transition Fund projects. The total value of projects in delivery is approximately €30 million, with €20.5 million of this to be provided by the Fund. These projects have reported that they will create an estimated 154 direct jobs and 932 indirect jobs. 11 of the projects are being supported under the ‘Renewable Energies and Retrofitting’ category. To date, no monies from the National Just Transition Fund have been provided for the purpose of retrofitting social houses in Laois and Offaly.
