Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The main objective of a carbon tax should be to get people to change their behaviour, particularly as regards home heating. Does the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment accept that a major problem for many people is that they cannot afford to avail of the grant schemes because of how they operate, with substantial amounts of money needed up front? The Minister has promised a pay-as-you-go-type scheme and to reform the warmer homes scheme, which is overly restrictive. Will he follow through on those promises and when can we expect developments in respect of both schemes?

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