Clare’s Green Party Senator is defending the level of support given to people hoping to retrofit homes and purchase electric vehicles.
Between January and March, the number of households in this county that availed of solar panel funding from the SEAI increased by 42% despite the maximum available grant falling by €300.
While Last month the SIMI reported a 40% reduction in New EV sales in Clare, coming almost a year after the grant for purchasing an EV fell from €5,000 to €3,500.
Inagh Green Party Senator Roisín Garvey insists the funds have been reinvested in public transport and other beneficial community and renewable energy projects.
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