Donal Hickey: Grants to save energy and make our homes warmer

Houses built pre-2011 qualify for retrofitting grants

As we are in what is generally the coldest period of the year, a lot of us are looking at ways of saving energy and making our homes warmer.

The Government’s highly ambitious goal is to have 500,000 homes retrofitted to B2 energy rating by 2030. A tall order given the level of uptake so far — €170million of the €300million set aside in grants for the scheme was not taken up in 2022.