Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland

Photo of Marc Ó CathasaighMarc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions, one of which is for Family Carers Ireland. We have mentioned the lifetime family carer's pension. Do the witnesses have figures on how many people would be affected?

I have a question for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on fuel poverty. Does the society have any research or evidence on the energy ratings of the houses of the people we are talking about? There is really no heat in a house with an energy rating of G despite the money being put into the fireplace. To make a genuine difference for affected families, do we have figures on the energy ratings of the houses that most of those reliant on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul live in?

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