Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the figures. Here is where I think we are. The Minister's figure is that €271 million would be raised in revenue. I appreciate that the figure he has been given for the number of eligible households for the grant is 1.3 million. It would appear from what he said, that every household gets it, the figure he has been given is wrong. According to the CSO, it would appear that it would cost €166 million. That would appear to be the case but we need clarification, which we cannot get this evening.

The Minister stated that the annual cost of the meters would be about €41 million. I accept that cost----

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