A lot of people have begun thinking about what they might be able to do to increase the energy efficiency of their homes, not least because of the rising costs of home heating oil.
There was some good news on that front this week when Minister Eamon Ryan announced details of the new Home Energy Upgrade Scheme.
The scheme is one of the centrepieces of the Government’s Climate Action Plan and there is a target of retrofitting 500,000 homes to BER B2 standard by 2030 and installing 400,000 heat pumps.
It allows homeowners to either choose to do their entire home, or to carry out works like wall and attic insulation.
Dr Ciaran Byrne, Director of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,the body which will be administering the schemes joined Anne Norris on the Lets's Talk show today.
