Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Yes. I am currently fighting as if for my life to keep the retrofit programme alive until we move on to the next phase. We have done considerable planning and preparation to divine a new model for retrofitting nationally. Public and commercial buildings constitute a valuable area in terms of potential energy savings and job creation. The idea is to create a new model that will involve a partnership between the energy supply companies and the banking sector. Homeowners will be enabled to get the work done on their homes largely using the savings they make on their energy bills. It is a win-win situation. Homeowners will have more comfortable homes and the work will be paid for with the savings made. The supply companies and banking sector would be part of the delivery process.

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