The government is seeking to speed up the deployment of new energy projects by streamlining authorisation procedures and offering financial incentives to communities.
The government have increased to €50,000 the level of an interest-free loan that is available to owner-occupiers and landlords for works of home energy conservation.
Plans revealed recently for the redesign for the area around Notre Dame Cathedral seek to combine awareness of the site’s historical significance with the need to make it more contemporary.
A increase in the grant to improve energy efficiency recently announced by the government is being neutralised by a reduction in other grants, a complicated process and the spiralling costs of the work.