Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will be as brief as possible. This is one of the most important presentations we have had because energy, energy efficiency and preservation is the direction we must go in to reduce our CO2 emissions. I notice the witnesses have presented some graphs and I will not requote them on how there has been an improvement per household in that regard. I recall a graph on CO2 output which showed that Ireland, per head of population, is seemingly performing better than England. In the analysis carried out by the witnesses, was the improvement in energy efficiencies due to the fact that we prefer not to, or cannot afford to, heat our houses much, or that we do not switch on the heat as much as people in the UK? Were all of those factors taken into consideration? I note the witnesses said that the temperature was taken into account.