Energy body has €700m budget to carry out retrofitting works

Over 4,000 homes were upgraded under the SEAI energy poverty schemes last year.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has said it will be recruiting a network of contractors to retrofit homes as part of its energy poverty programmes nationwide, with a budget of €700m to carry out these works.

This funding for energy-efficiency improvements in homes for those in receipt of certain welfare payments will make their homes “more comfortable, healthier and cost-effective to run,” the SEAI said.