Minister announces €27m in grants for greener homes

Minister for Natural Resources Noel Dempsey has launched a new greener homes scheme.

A total of €27m will be available in grant aid for renewable home heating.

For the first time, householders will be able to get grants to install wood-pellet stoves and boilers, solar panels and geothermal heat pumps.

It is hoped that just over 10,000 homes will be able to convert to renewable energy over the next five years.

Minister Dempsey said that the grants will provide an incentive to switch over to environmentally-friendly power sources.