SEAI accused of facilitating 'price gouging' in home retrofit scheme

The head of the SEAI's retrofit scheme Ciarán Byrne conceded a 50% rise in construction costs for a retrofit project in the space of a few months — a case that was raised in the Dáil — was 'very high'. Picture: iStock

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has been accused of facilitating “price gouging” following large increases in prices from contractors working on the national home retrofit scheme.

The head of the authority's retrofit scheme Ciarán Byrne conceded a 50% rise in construction costs for a retrofit project in the space of a few months — a case that was raised in the Dáil — was “very high”.