Mr. Declan Daly:

Take the case of a homeowner who comes to us to carry out a deep retrofit. We would survey the house, send it out to tender and come back to the homeowner to make a decision. That is a two-month process. We then apply to SEAI for funding for that house. That process could take two to three months to get approval for the work. Under this year’s scheme, we must have all work finished by October. We have a certain deadline.