Ms Lisa Hone:

I wanted to come in on a couple of things. Senator Moynihan talked about this SEAI fast-tracking process. Let us just be clear: at the moment, as it stands, there is no SEAI process. We are eight months into a live scheme, and there is no clarity for homeowners with regard to steps A, B and C for going through the process. We were promised an integrated fast-track procedure. At the moment, we have no procedure. I know there are certain homeowners in Donegal who are availing of the services of a particular energy advisory expert. That professional is managing, through experience of working with SEAI schemes, to pick her way through it, but she is extremely frustrated with the process and the lack of clarity. It is absolutely astounding that we are eight months into a scheme and it does not exist. All we are told is that there are still conversations going on between the Department of housing and the Department of the environment.