{"id":1910,"date":"2022-09-28T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/retrofitting-funding-meaningless-if-targets-continue-to-be-missed\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:30:45","slug":"retrofitting-funding-meaningless-if-targets-continue-to-be-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/retrofitting-funding-meaningless-if-targets-continue-to-be-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrofitting funding meaningless if targets continue to be missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Grandiose announcements and spin from the Government simply won\u2019t cut it<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Extra funding in the budget for retrofitting and energy schemes will be meaningless if the Government continues to miss its own completion targets, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on Climate and Biodiversity, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a touch of Groundhog Day about the budget announcement to provide \u20ac513m in funding for energy transformation, including retrofitting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government has now set itself a target to deliver 37,000 energy upgrades, including 6,000 homes under the SEAI energy poverty scheme, but we\u2019ve heard of similar plans before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrowing money at notional retrofitting schemes is not enough \u2013 it must be matched by action by Minister Eamon Ryan to ensure that completion targets are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFigures provided to me by the Minister showed that of the 27,000 homes targeted for energy upgrades in 2022, just 8,628 had been completed by the first six months of the year. Under the Warmer Homes Scheme, 1,453 homes had been completed as of the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this rate, the prospect of hitting the 27,000 figure by the end of the year is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to climate action, grandiose announcements and spin from the Government simply won\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore of the same will mean missing targets, resulting in growing numbers of households waiting longer for retrofitting programmes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore of the same means more people on low incomes being disadvantaged because they can\u2019t afford to take out a loan to make their homes energy efficient.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In our alternative budget, the Social Democrats proposed an ambitious solar panel scheme for 100,000 homes, with work carried out free for low-income households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur measure would reduce energy bills by up to 40 percent and help future-proof the homes of those most at risk of heat poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur plan would be more effective and far-reaching than the \u201crooftop revolution\u201d that the Minister likes to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>September 28, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandiose announcements and spin from the Government simply won\u2019t cut it Extra funding in the budget for retrofitting and energy schemes will be meaningless if the Government continues to miss its own completion targets, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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