Oil and gas boilers are to be banned from being installed in both new and existing homes under Government plans to move away from fossil fuels.
The ban would apply to newly built homes from next year and to installations in existing houses possibly from as early as 2025 according to the Irish Independent.
It quotes Environment Minister Eamon Ryan as saying he would like to see ‘district heating systems’ being rapidly and quickly developed where heat generated by industrial and commercial activities is captured and piped into nearby homes.
