Mr. Tom Halpin:

On the matter of the schools, the Chairman referenced heat pumps and the suitability of photovoltaic panels. The general underlying principle with heat pumps is that the building itself must be energy efficient in the first instance to make them economically viable. It is not a blanket statement that they are not suitable; it is just that certain building stock may not be suitable. Having said that, the SEAI is actively engaged with the Department of Education and Skills, and we are engaged in a Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment-funded programme, which will provide €14 million over three years, to do deep retrofits of 30 schools, and I believe heat pumps will feature in those.