Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Mr. Brian O'Mahony:
One of the biggest companies providing one-stop services is headquartered in Cork but now provides a national service. I do not know if I should mention some company names and not others. What Dr. Byrne says is correct. We have worked with the company for more than ten years and it has expanded its services and capabilities. It is based in Cork but provides services throughout the country. In the past two years, a company in Dunmanway has provided one-stop shop services. There are companies in Waterford and Tipperary.
I can mention many counties in which people provide services but they also provide services in the counties around them, which is what we want to see. We want to see people build up their businesses, locally and regionally. Some may want to do it nationally as well. There are specific Cork examples, both big and small, but there are also a number of nationally prominent companies connected to utility companies that cover every county in Ireland.