Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Laura McDonnell:

I will take the education piece. As part of the installation, people will be shown how the system works, including the unit with the hot water tank and also with the phone and what the message will be as well. How it works will be explained. We obviously have fantastic partners in Eirgrid, the ESB, Bord Gáis, PrepayPower and SSE Airtricity. For example, with PrepayPower, it will be explained that it will be the rebate in terms of how that will work on their bill. As it is being installed, we bring the residents up to speed on how it will work for them.

On Cluíd's schemes, the way we are managing it is that the focus is on older properties, as discussed earlier, based on where the greatest need is. That is they way we are prioritising it because the newer homes have a higher spec when it comes to energy efficiency. We are looking at older homes and where assistance with energy poverty is most needed.

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