Govt Slammed After Figures Reveal Drop In Insulation Retrofitting In Homes

Sinn Fein has hit out at the Government after figures revealed insulation retrofitting in homes dropped by 15% over the past five years.

Figures received by Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín also showed in the seven years of the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme only 7% of the homes in the state have had any form of government supported insulation retrofitting.


Deputy Tóibín said: "The trends with regards government backed investment and implementation run in the opposite direction to government rhetoric and PR. While the world is ramping up its response to global warming, our government has allowed in the last five years investment in insulation retrofitting fall by 15% and the number of houses retrofitted fall by of our housing stock fall by 66%.

"At this rate, it will take generations to complete what is in the long run a money saving scheme and environmental necessity."

(CD)