Heat pumps: grants and rules in Ireland

Grant: SEAI Heat Pump System Grant

For heat pumps, this is the scheme we found and checked: SEAI Heat Pump System Grant. It is run by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

What the official source says (summarised, as of 4 October 2026):

Up to €14,500 for a house and €11,500 for an apartment (air-to-water, ground-source, exhaust-air or water-to-water), or €9,500 for an air-to-air system, including a €2,000 boiler scrappage grant where an oil, gas, solid-fuel or storage-heater system is removed. The home must have an MPRN, have been built and occupied before 2021, use an SEAI-registered contractor and get grant approval before works start; pre-2007 homes need a €200-grant-aided technical assessment unless the BER shows a Heat Loss Indicator of 2.3 W/(K·m²) or less. Installation is charged at the 9% VAT rate.¹

Each product page shows, per model, whether it appears to qualify based on the data and, where the scheme allows it, the amount involved.

Amounts, budgets and conditions change regularly. Before you buy or apply, read the current conditions on the official page (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)) and check there when and how to apply.

Noise from the outdoor unit

Legal framework according to the official source: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 342 of 2026).²

Measured: nearest neighbouring inhabited dwelling.

How much distance you need depends on the outdoor unit’s sound power (LwA, on the datasheet) and on where it stands: against a wall or in a corner the sound is reflected, so it is louder at the neighbours’ than with a free-standing unit.

An example from our database: the median sound power of the 1,000 models with a stated value is 54 dB(A). At the strictest limit in the table, 43 dB(A), that works out at roughly 1.4 m free-standing, 2 m against a wall and 2.8 m in a corner.

This is a simplified calculation without screening, reflections from other buildings or penalties for tonal noise; your installer’s calculation or measurement is what counts. Each product page works out these distances for that model.

Using this when you compare

Our comparison lists 1,350 models with data from official registers and datasheets, each with its source. On every product page, the ‘Rules in Ireland’ section shows what the rules above mean for that model.

This page is generated automatically from our checked country rules and is not legal or financial advice. If a topic is missing here, we have not (yet) been able to check it against an official source.

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