Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Very briefly, I think the significant delay has been in getting the assessors out to homes. Deputy Canney is right that some people have been waiting for between 12 and 18 months to get this work done. That is why we have provided the extra money and capacity to the SEAI. I do not believe the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, plans to transfer responsibility for those schemes back to the local authorities. That is an issue the Deputy should probably raised with the Minister himself. I will get back him on the other issues.