4 May 2006

Environment

Department of Environment and Sustainable Energy Ireland Grants

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if housing construction schemes which received funding from his Department but also qualified for funding from energy efficiency from Sustainable Energy Ireland have had money deducted from their initial Department funding.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern): The setting of budget costs by my Department for the construction of social housing schemes would involve adjustments of funding levels to eliminate duplication of funding sources should there be cases where funding is provided by Sustainable Energy Ireland for energy efficiency measures.