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Insulation grants will continue in 2010 - Deputy Jack Wall

Issued : Tuesday 16 February, 2010

Deputy Jack Wall has welcomed the news that the financial support to homeowners under the two Insulation schemes funded by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will continue in 2010.

Speaking following the receipt of replies to parliamentary questions asked of the Minster , Deputy Eamon Ryan, T.D, Deputy Wall learned that in 2009, 906 homes in Kildare had services provided to them under the warmer home scheme and 669 homes in our county had work done under the Home Energy Scheme.

The qualifying criteria for the first grant, the warmer home scheme, is that you own your own home and are in receipt of the National Fuel allowance or similar type payment for example. Qualifying will allow you to insulate your attic and your cavity walls, along with draught proofing measures for free or at a token cost.

The second grant, the Home Energy Scheme, are for those who own their own homes and the house was built before 2006, this grant will provide 40% of the cost of insulating works, should you qualify.

Throughout the state, 16,240 homes benefited under the warmer home scheme and 36,454 applications were approved for grant aid under the home energy scheme of which 18.183 had completed their works by the end of the year.

“ This is a tremendous scheme and one that should be widely welcomed, commented Deputy Wall, the fact that over 1500 homes in our county have improved the level of heating in their homes is to be applauded. Not alone is this scheme securing people in their homes, but it is the type of thinking that will allow badly affected construction workers the chance to get back to work. I welcome the fact that the grant will be available again in 2010 and I look forward to assisting people with their applications.

I want to also welcome the news that €50 million will be provided for a National Energy Retrofit Programme, which will shortly be the subject of public consultation”

concluded Deputy Wall.