Making this type of a game of it can also be used to make kids aware of how much plastic they use. Though there is substantial funding available, the houseowners need to provide their own finance and a new initiative involving credit unions aims to help. The ‘Pro Energy Homes Scheme’ provides easy access to SEAI grants with low-cost finance for the balance of the costs from participating credit unions. The scheme is a collaboration between the credit unions, the SEAI and Retrofit Ireland. It was piloted in Dublin and is being introduced in 20 credit unions from Thursday.

Source: Irish Examiner May 20, 2019 18:56 UTC