No green fuel incentives for homes

Climate change campaigners have criticised a decision to exclude households from one of the few incentives aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels.

Only commercial and industrial operators are being considered for the proposed new Renewable Heat Incentive because it is believed it would cost too much to include homeowners.

Campaigners have warned that, with Ireland due to fall short of its EU obligations on renewable heat by 2020, and with massive fines to follow, excluding most of the country from the scheme amounts to a false economy.