Mr. Jerry Mac Evilly:

I am not familiar with the details of that scheme, but there is an area where we are in agreement. Something like the energy credit is supplied across the board, but there is a definite need for a degree of targeting. That targeting can happen in a variety of ways, one of which is through resourcing relevant schemes as opposed to a broadly based energy credit. That has been our concern from the get-go. There are a variety of proposals on how schemes could be changed and what new schemes could be developed, for example, providing some form of reduced social tariff to customers who were at particular risk of energy poverty or an energy guarantee for older persons, which Age Action has researched. Such a guarantee scheme might cover a standing charge as well as a certain amount of units. In this way, we would be prioritising those most in need.