National Retrofit Programme facing 'unprecedented challenges', Oireachtas committee told

Retrofitting projects like wall insulating can save hundreds of euro a year on heating bills.

Plans to retrofit 500,000 homes are already "falling way, way short" of yearly targets, it has been claimed, as the body tasked with overseeing it admits "unprecedented times" are causing major delivery challenges.

This year, around 36,000 applications have been received by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) across all schemes, with around 28,800 homes being retrofitted, the body told TDs and senators at the Oireachtas climate committee.