Mr. Brian O'Mahony:

This year we have two programmes where we are working with our colleagues in the HSE looking at where homes are getting adaptation works carried out or other refurbishment works to help people. We are doing a programme where we are helping to bring them on the retrofit journey. That would mean connecting them in to existing programmes we have in the SEAI depending on their eligibility criteria, whether those would be the warmer homes scheme, the better energy homes scheme or a community energy upgrade scheme. That is one programme. It is called the health age-friendly homes programme. There is another programme on which we are working with our colleagues in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to help Ava Housing. This is for homeowners aged over 65 years who are considering upgrading their homes by refurbishing them, perhaps to provide additional housing for other people. At the same time, we provide retrofit support for that. There are a number of programmes that are happening, cross-departmentally or cross-agency, to help people in these situations.