Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion
Mr. Jim Scheer:
We do not do specific recruitment in local areas of contractors. Our role as the national energy agency is to set the standards for retrofits. We are clear that if a Government grant is taken, the house must be upgraded to a particular standard. We issued those standards and maintain a list of registered installers, as has been mentioned. We also set the qualification levels for the skills and have a list on our website of accredited training bodies throughout the country. I do not know whether any of the training bodies are in the areas the Deputy mentioned, although there is a list on our website.