Just a third of 10,000 retrofits delivered B2 or higher energy rating

Under the Climate Action Plan, some 500,000 B2 Building Energy Rating (BER) home upgrades are targeted by 2030.

Nearly 10,000 retrofits of one form or other were completed in the first quarter of this year but just 3,300 were completed to "B2 or better" energy rating.

According to the body overseeing the implementation of the national retrofit programme, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), some 9,946 property upgrades were completed from January to March, up 172% on the same period last year.