Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Decarbonisation of the Heat Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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It definitely makes sense. Grant schemes exist. If we are only talking about a small number of these, some companies could put the capital expenditure in and they would swap for biomass. They would be able to benefit from SEAI grant schemes. I am not sure that we have that part in play. Even if geothermal is theoretically possible, it need to be ensured that the grant scheme follows up. The bigger question is a feasibility study or a review into what exists in a particular area, how much heat is provided by varying types of operations and how we might go about that.