Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There are a few issues in that. What Mr. Deegan said about the close alignment of the fabric and the heat pump is coherent. It ensures the impact on that house and householder is as efficient as possible. However, the downside is that we are proceeding slowly with the stock as whole. I am not saying that is necessarily wrong.

My colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, raised the issue of biofuel boilers for those who will be waiting for the fabric upgrades and therefore heat pumps. Mr. Deegan is right that houses that were built in the past 15 or 20 years would be of the required standard and might be ready for heat pumps, but many older people, people at risk of poverty, single parents and people with disabilities are not those who bought houses at the edge of our cities and towns in brand-new three-bedroom semi-detached developments. They are more likely to be in poor-quality older buildings, not exclusively but primarily. For that cohort, is the Department looking at biofuel boilers? Is that on the agenda as an interim solution until fabric upgrades can be offered?