Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Many of the grant schemes we have in place are associated with higher BER standards. This is because, for example, if a building is not properly insulated, the use of a heat pump can be very wasteful. We want to incentivise retrofitting and to make sure there is efficiency in electricity use and in every other area first. There is always a desire to connect efficiency with any grant system. The microgeneration support price will be subject to the CRU details which are to come out in the coming weeks. It needs to be much simpler. It needs to be much easier to implement and straightforward and should not necessarily have so many conditions and complexities. The electricity supply company serving a household will be obliged to pay it. It has to be standardised. There cannot be conditions and complexity. I am very frustrated at the delay in this area. We are going to be delayed by months rather than years but it will be in place this winter and by the end of this year. It will be critical to help farmers and householders sell power back.

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