Mon, Apr 27, 2026
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The Green Party is calling on Government to put its money where its mouth is on funding home energy upgrades.
Reacting to the Tánaiste’s statements at the weekend that promised continued investment in retrofitting measures for homeowners, Green Party Chair and candidate in the forthcoming Dublin Central Bye-Election Cllr Janet Horner said
“The Tánaiste is saying that there needs to be more funds for home energy upgrades, but what we need to know now is if he means it or if it is just more rhetoric?
The SEAI will run out of funding for home energy upgrades this summer if the current level of demand continues. The Government must commit now to funding all the applications that come in in 2026, so households can protect themselves from the energy price shock”.
“The Government needs to provide an extra €376 million to the SEAI now, so it can meet this additional demand, and protect households. The Government should announce this extra funding this week, as it confirms the measures it is bringing forward to deal with fuel prices”.
Green Party Leader Roderic O’Gorman stated,
“We know that upfront costs are a significant issue for people who want to upgrade their homes but just can’t afford to. Any new measures must allow households to borrow the upfront costs for home energy upgrades at a low or zero interest rate, and the SEAI grant application process must be simplified.”