Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The energy efficiency national fund is an existing fund which was set up prior to this year. The scheme already exists. It exists to allow for energy efficiency upgrades, such as through the warmer homes scheme and so on, to be carried out. Works such as retrofitting or through any schemes of the SEAI can be carried out. It has a legislative basis. By putting money into it that is unspent, it allows us to use that money in a later year. In essence, it is a mechanism whereby we can use unspent energy efficiency money outside of this calendar year.