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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brady

To ask the manager for an report on the existing Building Energy Rating & building type categorisation across existing Housing Stock in Lucan LEA and how many homes are eligible for upgrade.

REPLY:

The Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) was launched in 2013 with the aim of funding the retrofit of social homes requiring insulation and energy upgrade works. Selection criteria for inclusion in the programme includes property condition, age and property type. Once a property is selected a Pre-BER survey is completed and this informs the necessary works required to raise the BER rating up to B2 or above. In 2024 the Council was approved for EERP works for 83 properties at a total cost €2,822,000.

Categorisation of social housing stock in the Lucan LEA is as follows:

Property Type

Number

Apartment

121

Bungalow

15

Duplex

44

House

321

Total

501

Homes constructed prior to 2009 are eligible for consideration for the programme and approximately 50% of our housing stock within this area was constructed prior to 2009.