Mr. Dave Linehan:

On the topic of energy poverty, I want to raise the EnergyCloud initiative, and I know a number of committee members are familiar with it. I am one of the board members of EnergyCloud and representatives from EirGrid and ESB are also involved in the initiative. It is a simple measure that targets the households among the 29% that has been referenced. Alan Wyley, the CEO, has been engaging with some committee members on it. It is a very positive initiative. What it needs now is a systematic approach to how it all ties together and can scale up. We are working with a number of approved housing bodies at present. Several hundred houses have smart devices installed, whereby they can flick a switch and otherwise curtailed energy is rediverted towards heating hot water tanks for these families. We could look at scaling up this project as it is a very clear intervention that would help.