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Residual – other measures

Residual bundle affecting the Buildings sector, using a mixed (residual) mechanism; in force since 2000.

Buildings Mixed (residual) Residual bundle Source: Both OECD match: Partial Selected as: Residual
2000–start year; still open
0.07policy intensity in 2023
0.07peak intensity, 2000–2023
–no reported saving for this row

About this policy

Summary row for 15 other eligible Buildings measures that did not enter the core set individually. Its intensity is the average of the members' own intensity values; the members are listed below.

About this type of instrument: residual bundles (mixed mechanisms)

Retaining smaller measures as a residual keeps every eligible policy represented without inflating the core set.

Strengths
  • Complete coverage of eligible measures
  • Transparent member lists
Limitations
  • Heterogeneous content
  • The bundle's mean is not comparable with a single instrument

Measurement in this dataset. Intensity is the mean of the members' intensities. If any member is missing, the bundle value is missing too. Members must not be counted in addition to the bundle.

Read the full guide to mixed (residual) instruments

Year by year

Filled markers use a matched OECD score; hollow markers use assumed timing. Shaded bands show the policy's status. Select a year on the chart or the slider to see how its intensity is built up.

Measures in this residual bundle

The bundle's intensity is the average of these members' intensities. Do not also count the members separately.

MeasureMechanismActiveCoverageBindingnessIntensity 2023Reported kt
Warmer Homes Scheme
IRL_P0016
Subsidies & finance2000–0.250.500.06293
Greener Homes Scheme
IRL_P0015
Subsidies & finance2006–20110.250.500.03626
Renewable Heat (ReHeat) Programme
IRL_P0004
Subsidies & finance2008–20110.250.500.03668
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Programme
IRL_P0008
Information & voluntary2008–20220.250.250.04446
Supports for Exemplar Energy Efficiency Projects (SEEEP) and Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) & Better Energy Workplaces
IRL_P0007
Subsidies & finance2009–20100.250.500.03482
EXEED Certified Grant (EXEED Grant Scheme)
IRL_P0034
Subsidies & finance2016–0.250.500.12559
Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot
IRL_P0037
Subsidies & finance2016–20220.100.500.0242
Deep Retrofit Pilot
IRL_P0033
Subsidies & finance2017–20210.100.500.0232
Public Sector Pathfinder programme
IRL_P0036
Subsidies & finance2017–0.250.500.12515
Support Scheme for Renewable Heat - heat pump supports
IRL_P0035
Subsidies & finance2018–0.250.500.1254
Better Energy Finance
IRL_P0056
Subsidies & finance2019–20200.250.500.0541
Solar Pilot Scheme
IRL_P0057
Subsidies & finance2019–0.100.500.05047
National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme
IRL_P0062
Subsidies & finance2021–0.250.500.06213
Smart Meter Roll-Out - Household
IRL_P0064
Deployment support2021–0.500.500.2500
Non-Domestic Microgen Scheme
IRL_P0085
Subsidies & finance2022–0.250.500.0627

Source records in the EEA registry

All EEA records linked to this policy. Records under the "with additional measures" scenario describe planned extensions; they are retained for traceability but are not treated as historical policy.

PaMName as reportedStatusScenarioPeriodEx-post kt
4Renewable Heat (ReHeat) ProgrammeExpiredWith existing measures2008–201168
7Supports for Exemplar Energy Efficiency Projects (SEEEP) and Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) & Better Energy WorkplacesExpiredWith existing measures2009–201082
8Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Programme (With Existing Measures)ExpiredWith existing measures2008–202246
15Greener Homes SchemeExpiredWith existing measures2006–201126
16Warmer Homes Scheme (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures200093
33Deep Retrofit Pilot (With Existing Measures)ExpiredWith existing measures2017–20212
34EXEED Certified Grant (EXEED Grant Scheme) (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures201659
35Support Scheme for Renewable Heat - heat pump supports (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures20184
36Public Sector Pathfinder programme (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures201715
37Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot (With Existing Measures)ExpiredWith existing measures2016–20222
38EXEED Certified Grant (EXEED Grant Scheme) (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
39Support Scheme for Renewable Heat - heat pump supports (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
41Public Sector Pathfinder programme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
42Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
48Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Programme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
49Warmer Homes Scheme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
56Better Energy Finance (With Existing Measures)ExpiredWith existing measures2019–20201
57Solar Pilot Scheme (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures201947
60Better Energy Finance (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
61Solar Pilot Scheme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
62National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures202113
63National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
64Smart Meter Roll-Out - Household (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures20210
65Smart Meter Roll-Out - Household (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–
85Non-Domestic Microgen Scheme (With Existing Measures)ImplementedWith existing measures20227
86Non-Domestic Microgen Scheme (With Additional Measures)PlannedWith additional measures2025–

Data-quality notes

Methodological notes recorded for this series, grouped by theme.

OECD match quality

  • The matched OECD indicator describes the broader category, not this specific programme.
  • Missing OECD values are left missing and never filled from other years.
  • The implementation source switches between assumed and OECD-derived; this is not a policy change.

Timing assumptions

  • After expiry, a lingering effect is modelled with an assumed half-life.
  • Implementation in some years follows an assumed ramp-up because no matching OECD score is available.
  • The policy has no reported end date; its status after the reporting date is reconstructed as continuing.

Selection context

  • A multi-sector reported saving was assigned once, to the primary sector, for ranking only.
  • A reported saving of zero is retained as reported and is not evidence of no effect.
  • Policies were selected using recent (2024–2030) assessments, which can introduce retrospective selection bias.

Scoring conventions

  • The unweighted equal-weight index remains positive before the policy starts; use the gated version for timing analysis.
  • Bindingness is a normative score from the study rubric, not a measure of observed compliance.
  • Coverage is an ordinal scope score, not a measured share of activity or emissions.

Aggregation warnings

  • The residual bundle combines several mechanisms.
  • The bundle's intensity is not the product of its mean components.
  • The bundle's intensity is the mean over a fixed member list; any missing member makes it missing.

Sources

  1. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 15. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  2. OECD. Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework (CAPMF) database, Ireland, 1990–2023. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ag]=OECD.ENV.EPI&df[id]=DSD_CAPMF@DF_CAPMF (accessed 25 September 2026)
  3. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 16. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  4. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 33. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  5. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 34. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  6. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 35. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  7. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 36. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  8. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 37. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  9. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 4. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  10. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 56. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  11. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 57. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  12. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 62. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  13. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 64. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  14. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 7. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  15. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 8. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/
  16. European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 85. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/