LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM €20 MILLION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS - KENNY

Posted on December 9, 2015 5:22 PM   |   Permanent Link   

Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD Sean Kenny, the Vice-Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Energy and Communications has welcomed the announcement by Minister Alex White that €20 million in grant funding is to be made available to local communities to help them to use energy efficiently.

"The grant money will be made available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which has made a big impact in local communities over the past four years and has created hundreds of jobs during that time, particularly in the construction sector."

"I have been very impressed with this scheme in the past and I am particularly impressed that communities who avail of the scheme get support and assistance alongside the funding that will allow technical skills to be developed locally."

"I would strongly encourage communities that have not applied for this scheme in the past, to do so for the 2016 Scheme. Full details are available on www.seai.ie ."