How Many Electric Vehicles are there in Ireland? BEVs – are Battery Electric Vehicles. PHEVs – are Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles According to the SEAI, at the end of October 2022 – there were “over 67,000” electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, on the road in Ireland. Registration Numbers of fully electric Vehicles in Ireland […]
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Grants
Grants for Heat Pumps and Insulation
Grants of up to €6500 towards heat pumps, solar power and insulation are available to homeowners. These grants are not income-related – anyone can apply regardless of income. These grants are available from The Better Energy Homes Scheme. The scheme was revised in 2018 – and the grant that was previously given for a replacement […]
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Help to Buy Scheme
The Help to Buy Scheme or “HTB” Scheme allows first-time buyers in Ireland to claim a tax rebate up to 10% of the value of a new home they are buying. Updated – As part of the government’s July 2020 Stimulus package – the HTB limit of 5% or €20,000 was increased to 10% or […]
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Grants to Replace Lead Water Pipes
Back in early 2013, there was a lot of publicity about the number of homes that might have lead in their water supply. As part of the water metering project – Irish Water checked for the presence of lead piping going into in homes and identified about 26,000 homes where lead pipes are present. (The […]
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Student Grant Applications in Ireland
Applications for Student Grants for Autumn 2022 This September, many young Irish people will hopefully be accepting places at Universities and Colleges. A large number of those students will be relying on student grants to help with living expenses and travel etc. Student grants were cut in recent years – but at least they […]
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