Eamon Ryan defends retrofitting scheme despite only 89 completed applications

County-by-county breakdown shows that 13 counties have had fewer than 10 approved applications

Minister Eamon Ryan said: “This points to a strong pipeline of works for the coming months under the scheme”. File picture: Julien Behal Photography

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has insisted his failing retrofitting scheme is still working, despite just 89 applications being completed.

Mr Ryan and his officials set a target of 500,000 home upgrades to a BER rating of B2 at least by 2030, or 62,500 a year, but so far only 681 homes have been approved.