Home Energy Saving Scheme
The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme provides assistance to homeowners who are interested in improving the energy efficiency of their home in order to reduce energy use and costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It is a national scheme and is open to all owners of existing houses (built before 2006). The scheme is governed by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI).
Assistance will be provided by the payment of fixed grants towards the costs of implementing remedial measures. The types of measures eligible under this scheme are roof insulation, wall insulation and heating controls. There is also a grant for households who choose to get a Building Energy Rating (BER) assessment Before and After the works are completed.
The following Grants are available
| Measure | Category | Grant* |
| Roof | Roof Insulation | €250 |
| Wall | Cavity Wall Insulation | €400 |
| Internal Wall Dry-lining | €2,500 | |
| External Wall Insulation | €4,000 | |
| Heating Controls | High Efficiency Gas or Oil fired boiler with Heating Controls Upgrade | €700 |
| Heating Controls Upgrade | €500 | |
| BER Assessment | A Before works and an After work assessment must be completed | €200 |
*Initial grant application must be over €500 (not including BER Assessment grant of €200)
Contractors must be registered with SEI.