Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the point the Deputy started with, that there is a particular cohort, those on the lowest incomes and in the poorest houses. They are the ones most at risk and the ones who we have to target most, but that is what we will do. There is significant funding. A total of 55% of the carbon tax is guaranteed towards this for people in social housing or on low incomes. There is a 100% grant available for them. We have to target the poorest people in the poorest performing houses and our first objective is to get those done. That is the way to do it rather than keeping the door open for whatever different type of fossil fuel.

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