Mr. Pat Fenlon:

The Deputy is correct that the definition of "vulnerable" used relates to those who are medically vulnerable. That is used by the CRU for the purposes of identifying people to register with ESB Networks or through their supplier. We also refer to people who are vulnerable from a financial perspective.

There are a number of things to say about pay-as-you-go meters. In many instances, those meters are installed in conjunction with recommendations from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul or the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS, because it is to help customers to manage the payment of their bills through a pay-as-you-go device. We have also made some-----