A major retrofitting programme in Dublin city has helped over 9,000 social houses save an estimated €73.6 million in energy bills.

The Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme saw 9,186 homes upgraded by the end of 2022, resulting in estimated 677,184 MWh of energy savings.

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 is delivered by the Council's Housing Maintenance division and also provides tenants with healthier and improved living conditions and offers significant money savings in heating costs too.

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The programme, which is funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, is 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. Phase two of the programme is ongoing and commenced in 2018 with 1,129 social houses upgraded to end 2022.

The average Building Energy Rating (BER) improvement achieved under the programme has been an F to a C2 rating to date.

Coilín O'Reilly, Assistant Chief Executive in the Council's Housing & Community Department, said: "The significant energy efficiency improvements that are being undertaken across the Council's housing stock will contribute towards reducing CO2 emissions, improving the quality of housing for City Council tenants and importantly, enabling them to minimise their heating bills by making their homes more energy efficient."