Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The other issue I wish to raise concerns the changes to the energy efficiency obligation scheme. There is a move to these more complex, deep measures rather than looking at the more shallow measures. The hub controller is one measure that was brought to my attention. My understanding is that this is smart technology that actively integrates with the boiler. Two different analyses on the hub controller, one of which was carried by the SEAI, found a decrease of between 30% and 36% on household bills. Some 12,000 household have this hub controller fitted. It is quite cheap at a cost €300 or €400. The company was installing it for free in households and it was then getting that grant back. Is it true that this sort of measure will now no longer be eligible for the energy efficiency obligation scheme? Households will, therefore, be losing out. It seems to me that if we can reduce household bills by 36% for something so cheap, we should extend that measure for a little while when we are in a cost-of-living crisis.