Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 March 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Mr. Robert Deegan:

It is a very important area. We needed to make sure the schemes were not going to leave the rental sector behind because it is an area that has had problems in terms of driving activity in the energy efficiency area. While SEAI would not maintain the numbers for the reasons for those kinds of evictions, the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, does. The evidence in the past has been that there have been very low numbers of evictions for this reason. It is something they are acutely aware of. The Residential Tenancies Board has been before a committee where this issue came up. It is something it is aware of, the SEAI, the Minister and the Department are aware of and we will all be monitoring it jointly. We have been in touch with the RTB and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make sure everyone is acutely aware of the situation and are actively monitoring it. Action will be taken if necessary.

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