Mr. Declan Meally:

As the Deputy will probably be aware, my colleagues, including the CEO and those responsible for the retrofit programme such as the director and the manager, attended a committee meeting earlier in which they comprehensively went through all the different programmes, including the better energy homes scheme. Although it is not my specific area, I can give a general outline. This year, more than 4,000 homes are scheduled and a budget has been given to us to address that number of homes. It is recognised there is a challenge within the supply chain to increase the scale and ensure that can be addressed. Nevertheless, on the basis of what we have with a panel of procured contractors as well as contractors working on other schemes, the challenge is that they were procured in 2019 and price increases have kicked in since then. There is work to be done, therefore, and there remains the affordability aspect in regard to the price for what they can do. It is full tilt regarding the budget allocated and the targets that have been set for SEAI, and we are on track to achieve them.