Step One Enter your Details Help make sure every school gets government funding for solar panels!All schools in Ireland have been promised funding for solar panels, as part of Budget 2023. This is great news! Now we want to make sure that schools get their solar panels without long delays. The Department of Education is responsible for distributing funding for solar panels to schools but it still hasn't provided information on how and when schools can apply for this funding. It's time to put some pressure on the Minister for Education to make sure this information is made available to schools quickly. Use our e-action to send the Minister an email today. Solar panels will help schools break free from their reliance on harmful fossil fuels like gas and oil - making them beacons of hope in their communities.When we work together we can create a brighter future. Let's do this! Minister Minister Norma Foley (FF) Your Details Fields marked with an asterisk * must be completed. Name * E-mail * Constituency * Constituency * ------- Not Applicable Carlow / Kilkenny Cavan / Monaghan Clare Cork East Cork North Central Cork North West Cork South Central Cork South West Dún Laoghaire Donegal Dublin Bay North Dublin Bay South Dublin Central Dublin Fingal Dublin Mid-West Dublin North West Dublin Rathdown Dublin South Central Dublin South West Dublin West Galway East Galway West Kerry Kildare North Kildare South Laois / Offaly Limerick City Limerick County Longford / Westmeath Louth Mayo Meath East Meath West Roscommon / Galway Sligo / Leitrim Tipperary Waterford Wexford Wicklow Yes, keep me posted on your campaigning and what I can do. No, I don't want to hear from you again. Only use my personal data to deliver this campaign action. We respect your privacy, read more. Friends of the Earth will send you periodic updates and action alerts by email. We will do our best to respect your time and interest. You can remove yourself from the mailing list at any time by using the link at the bottom of emails we send you. We will not give your email address to anybody else. Check Your Message Message Subject: Edit the email subject line - (optional) Message Text: Dear (each target will get a separate, personalised email), I was delighted to learn last year that Budget 2023 provided funding for schools to install solar panels on their roofs. Solar panels will provide schools with a whole range of positive benefits. It will help schools reduce their climate polluting emissions, reduce their energy costs and provide the entire school community with a hopeful sign of inclusive climate action and a better, brighter and cleaner future. It’s no wonder that the idea of putting solar panels on schools enjoys huge popularity; in 2020, 400 schools entered Friends of the Earth’s competition for the chance to win solar panels for their roofs. The winning schools’ excitement at getting their solar panels and students’ support for climate action was hugely encouraging - as is documented in the Friends of the Earth video here: https://bit.ly/SolarSchoolsFilm. It’s crucial that solar energy is not the sole preserve of only a few prize winning schools however. With the climate crisis accelerating by the day, there is no time to waste in putting solar panels on every school in Ireland. I’m therefore writing to ask you: (a) When will schools be able to start applying to your Department for funding for their solar panels? (b) What is the process for schools wishing to apply to your Department for this funding? I do hope you can answer these questions and provide clarity on how schools can get their solar panels as a matter of urgency, in particular given that we have known since last September that schools’ solar panel costs would be covered. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Yours sincerely etc, Edit the email text - (optional) Next Step - Preview your message → Categorised in: Climate Change Energy Friends of the Earth Tagged with: solar Solar Schools