Grants
Grants are provided to homeowners who invest in energy efficiency improvements in the following area:
- Roof Insulation
- Wall Insulation - this includes either cavity wall, internal dry lining or external insulation
- Installation of a High Efficiency (> 90%) Gas or Oil fired Boilers with Heating Controls Upgrade*
- Heating Controls Upgrade
- Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessment - This is undertaken after grant aided works are completed**
*Minimum requirement of: 2 zones (space and water) with 7 day programmer (time and temperature) control and
boiler interlock, time and temperature control of electric immersion heater and either 1 more
zone control or 3 TRVs.
**This came into effect from the 8th of June 2010. Only one BER grant is available per home. As a BER certificate is
required for each application, it is advisable that homeowners apply for, and undertake, all planned grant
aided works at the same time to minimize the costs associated with multiple BER's. Note that grant payment
can only be claimed once all measures associated with your application have been completed, including
the BER assessment.
Grants are fixed for each type of measure as indicated in the table below. Grant approval must be in place before
any purchase of materials or commencement of measures undertaken. Grants are paid after the measures are
completed and the contractor has been paid by the homeowner. In the instance where the cost of the
work (vat inclusive) is less than the fixed grant amount, the actual cost will be reimbursed.
| Measure | Category | Grant |
| Roof | Roof Insulation | €200 |
| Wall | Cavity wall insulation | €250 |
| Wall | Internal Wall Dry-Lining (apartment/mid-terrace house) | €900 |
| Wall | Internal Wall Dry-Lining (semi-detached/end of terrace) | €1,350 |
| Wall | Internal Wall Dry-Lining (detached house) | €1,800 |
| Wall | External Wall Insulation (apartment/mid-terrace house) | €1,800 |
| Wall | External Wall Insulation (semi-detached/end of terrace) | €2,700 |
| Wall | External Wall Insulation (detached house) | €3,600 |
| Heating System | High Efficiency Gas or Oil fired Boiler with Heating Controls Upgrade | €560 |
| Heating System | Heating Controls Upgrade only | €400 |
| Heating System | Solar Heating | €300 |
| BER Assessment | BER After Upgrade Works (Only one BER grant per home) | €50 |
Please note that while you are entitled to apply for each Measure there is a
minimum requirement that the grant amount in the first application must be
€400 or greater. The BER grant cannot form part of this €400 amount.
