Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As regards realising the energy consumption of a building, the three committee members in the room are very interested in energy and all aspects thereof and could probably identify the running costs of a piece of household equipment. Many people are not aware of that. They can be surprised and shocked by the energy consumption of certain household appliances and how much energy those appliances use. Our guests are probably familiar with energy monitors, which were brought out some years ago. They are very easy to fit. A device that looks like a clothes peg goes onto the internal cable and that will give a readout of the energy used in kilowatts, carbon emissions and, most important for many people, in cent or euro per minute or hour. That is probably one of the best things we could roll out to people so they can actually see and realise how much an electric shower, dishwasher or washing machine costs to run. Does SEAI provide that? Is it something it has ever promoted or launched? It relates to energy awareness.