Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to engage with the Deputy but putting a request for reports into legislation is probably not the best way to do things. I give the Deputy a commitment that I will engage on this matter and we will work with St. Vincent de Paul to look at it. The fuel allowance, as it stands, is to keep people out of poverty, not to pay the full cost of their fuel, which is obviously a problem. We need to look at it in its entirety, so we need to look at the retrofit programme and how people can improve their houses and reduce their fuel costs. At the end of the day, we want people living in warm, comfortable homes. I cannot accept the amendment but I am happy to engage with the Deputy, if that is okay.

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