Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. The last point about the performance gap would concern people. Dr. Kinnane pointed to some possible reasons. The European Court of Auditors indicated similar issues, which are concerning. The SEAI was here a couple of weeks ago. I specifically asked about longitudinal information before and after an assessment. It stated it is looking at that with pilot studies. It did not say there was a systematic response or a system to be put in place that would be comprehensive enough to catch the weaknesses. What metrics does Dr. Kinnane think would be appropriate to address those performance gap issues? He has limitations with regard to access. If he was developing a system, what would be necessary from a technical and a training perspective? What longitudinal requirements are there to ensure that householders are sufficiently au fait with the new technology and how to get the best performance from it? Mr. Barry might also refer to that.

The revised energy performance of buildings directive proposals introduce minimum energy performance standards, MEPS, across the entire residential sector by 2030. What framework does Mr. Barry think need to be put in place to ensure that can happen and to support it?