John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Something that would be useful in that respect, and I do not know whether we have considered it, is if the homeowner could rate the contractor that has done the work. If I am a homeowner new to this and I must work alongside the SEAI to pick a contractor, it would be useful and would provide a level of guidance if there was a standard table or feedback in the same way as is seen with a restaurant. It would state the number of contractors in County Louth and give the top ten based on reviews of works that had been carried out in the past ten or 12 months. People can be quite overwhelmed when they see so many contractors, and it can be difficult to decide who to go with if there is not a level of local knowledge about who is the best.

When this was first announced, it was said this would be used as an excuse for evil landlords to evict renters. The point is the vast majority of retrofitting does not require the individual to move out of his or her home. It is not a red herring but maybe a misunderstanding of what retrofitting is by individuals who stated this would be an excuse for landlords to evict people. That absolutely will not be the case. I am fairly sure that in the small number of situations where somebody may have to move out for a retrofit on a rented property, the Department will be keeping a strong eye on that. What would Dr. Byrne's comments be on that? Will he outline a situation where an individual would have to move out of a home? I assume these would be a small percentage of people who would be getting a total and utter retrofit done. Will Dr. Byrne give a breakdown of how a situation would occur that someone would have to vacate a home to have a retrofit carried out?