Mr. Robert Deegan:

I could not put it better myself. We understand. We have heard the same issues. Senator Boylan talked about the very complex application process that is very off-putting for smaller community groups and there are capacity issues. The national retrofit plan commits to the introduction of a new stream or strand under the CEG scheme for smaller projects, primarily focused on homes, but we are also working out the details of what other elements of community buildings could be included. These are for much smaller projects and involve much smaller amounts.

The level of governance and administration and the application process would obviously be tailored to align with the smaller amounts of money involved. That is in the works at the moment. We are working with our colleagues in the SEAI on that.