Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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This is more a point of information, following on from Deputy O'Rourke, about that Department of Public Expenditure and Reform report from October 2020, which clearly identified that there is a lack of data on the social impact of retrofitting.

It recommended that the CSO provide those to enable us to identify what is the household income of all those who get retrofits, how many people are living in the house and how much they are spending on energy. That measure has been clearly identified for a number of years but has not happened. I am pointing out that we do not have those data and it would be helpful if we had them. The benefit of retrofitting is not only that we reduce our emissions but also energy poverty. I am highlighting that point of interest.