The government’s national retrofit scheme will be rolled out by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
The agency plans to rapidly increase the number of one-stop shops to support homeowners with the process with aims to upgrade over 400 homes per month compared to 177 currently.
The one-stop shop mechanism aims to overcome difficulties faced by householders in sourcing funding.
They are run by construction companies often working with energy providers, and assist in sourcing low-cost loans.
At present there are waiting lists of 22 months for free upgrades for attic and wall insulation, partically down to delays because of Covid-19.
