Dr. Ciaran Byrne:

I might answer the first part of the question and then lean into my colleague, Mr. O'Mahony. In terms of the private rental market, the scheme is open to non-commercial landlords to upgrade their properties. We do not have direct evidence of people being evicted on foot of doing a retrofit. As we confirmed earlier, it is possible to do a significant level retrofit without having somebody move out. That does not mean it will not happen. We have other agencies, however. The Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, has statutory powers in that regard.

On the rental sector, our understanding from the Housing for All plan is that it is planned to introduce a minimum BER standard by 2025. That will generate activity in this area.

I ask Mr. O’Mahony to comment further on the rental sector and the split incentive issue.