Dublin City Council is planning to recommence its Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme this month.

Recently, the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government issued approval and a funding allocation of €7.7 million that will enable the City Council to retrofit a further 204 properties.

The Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme is designed to reduce unnecessary energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and demands for non-renewable resources in Dublin City Council's housing stock. It also provides tenants with healthier living conditions and offers significant money savings in heating costs.

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The programme so far has been rolled out on a phased basis. Phase One of the programme commenced in 2013 and was completed in 2018 with 8,057 social houses upgraded at a cost of €14.8 million. This was fully funded by the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government. Phase Two of the programme commenced in 2018 with 896 social houses upgraded at a cost of €16.3 million. This phase was partially funded, and to date, €10.1 million of costs has been recouped from the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government. A further 2,770 houses remain to be upgraded under this phase of the programme.

A total of 8,953 of Dublin City Council’s social houses have been upgraded to date with an estimated 87,533 tonnes of CO2 savings resulting in an estimated €46.4 million saved in energy bills for our tenants. (Figures up to the end of 2019).

A further 2,770 houses remain under phase two and the budget required to complete this work is in the region of €86 million. The timeframe involved in completing phase two of the programme will be dependent on the continuation of funding support from the Department.