Mr. Declan Daly:

Since there is a short time to do the work, unfortunately, contractors increase the price. They have to meet a technical specification and there is a lot of paperwork and an inspection unit that inspects all the work. They do it to a higher standard than if a person rang a local contractor about insulating the attic. It is not comparing like with like when looking at the two prices. The SEAI grant scheme has a very high standard. There is no relation between the costs under the SEAI grant scheme and a local contractor who will probably do it for cash.